Willendorf in the Wachau

Willendorf in the Wachau ( village ) locality cadastral community Willendorf
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Krems-Land  (KR), Lower Austria
Judicial district	Krems at the Donau
Pole. local community	Aggsbach
Coordinates	48 ° 19 ′ 20 ″  N , 15 ° 24 ′ 15 ″  E Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′ 20 ″  N , 15 ° 24 ′ 15 ″  E
height	220  m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	150 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	81 (2001)
Area  d. KG	3.26 km²
Statistical identification
Locality code	04374
Cadastral parish number	12366
Counting district / district	Willendorf in the Wachau (31301 001)
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS

Willendorf seen from the Aggstein castle ruins .

Willendorf , often referred to as Willendorf in der Wachau to distinguish it, is a village in Wachau , Lower Austria , in the Krems-Land district .

Willendorf became known and famous in 1908 when the Venus von Willendorf (25,000 years old) was found.

geography

Willendorf is located at 209 m above sea level on the left (= northern) bank of the Danube between Aggsbach Markt and Spitz an der Donau. The place belongs as a cadastral municipality to the political municipality of Aggsbach .

archeology

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  Venus of Willendorf

In 1908 the Venus von Willendorf , the most important find of the Upper Palaeolithic on Austrian soil, was found in Willendorf . The stone figure is about 10 cm tall and about 25,000 years old. Other finds at the site Willendorf II show that this area has been settled for around 50,000 years.

The Venus von Willendorf is shown in the permanent exhibition in the Natural History Museum Vienna .

history

On the Danube, rafting - only downstream - was followed by towing, also upstream by people or draft animals on the Treppelweg. From 1881–1896, steam-powered chain ships passed the Danube here.

In 1908 the Venus von Willendorf was excavated during the construction work for the Danube Bank Railway. In 1909 the railway (Krems - St. Valentin) was opened and in 2010 it was essentially and completely shut down here.

From the mid-1980s, cycle tourism developed on the Danube Cycle Path .

On May 12, 2018, heavy rain that lasted 1 hour only caused local flooding of streets and cellars of houses in Willendorf and the neighboring municipality of Höflein. The Frauenbach had overflowed its banks. 19 fire brigades with 2 large pumps were in action.

economy

Today tourism, viticulture and fruit growing are important industries for the residents of the place.

Personalities

• Paul Hoffmann (1917–1999), Germanist and university professor
• Hein Mader (1925–2011), Austrian-Dutch sculptor

literature

• F. Felgenhauer: Willendorf in the Wachau. Monograph of the Paleolithic Sites. 1956-59.

Web links

Commons : Willendorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Venus and Museum Association Willendorf
• Entry on Willendorf in the Wachau in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Severe weather with hail and torrential rain orf.at, May 12, 2018, accessed May 13, 2018.