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	Wachau Cultural Landscape - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		The Wachau is a stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems, a landscape of high visual quality.
		It preserves in an intact and visible form many traces - in terms of architecture, (monasteries, castles, ruins), urban design, (towns and villages), and agricultural use, principally for the cultivation of vines - of its evolution since prehistoric times.
		Criterion (ii): The Wachau is an outstanding example of a riverine landscape bordered by mountains in which material evidence of its long historical evolution has survived to a remarkable degree.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/970 (175 words)

	Wachau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(Wachau is also the name of a municipality in the district of Kamenz in Saxony, Germany: see Wachau, Saxony).
		The Wachau is a well known Austrian valley with a landscape of high visual quality formed by the Danube river.
		It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located between the towns of Melk and Krems.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wachau (130 words)

	Austria - Wachau Cultural Landscape
		The Wachau is a stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems, a landscape of high visual quality.
		Being the door to the Wachau and the city of Stein, Steiner Gate (built around 1300), which is shown by this stamp, was of major importance.
		Criterion (ii): The Wachau is an outstanding example of a riverine landscape bordered by mountains in which material evidence of its long historical evolution has survived to a remarkable degree.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-AustriaWachau.htm (866 words)

	Winemonger.com / Region Profile
		The Wachau is one of 8 "sub-areas" in Lower Austria.
		The regional association "Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus" acts as a kind of DOC police for this area, labeling the wines under three classifications: Steinfeder (light, young and racy), Federspiel (elegant and with body), and Smaragd (very ripe and powerful).
		In the spring the steep rising hills are a lush bright green and the apricot trees blossom madly.
	www.winemonger.com /catalog/region_profile.php?region_id=68 (284 words)

	Wachau, Austria
		The Wachau is the name given to the 30km/18mi stretch of the Danube between Melk and Krems, where the river cuts a narrow rocky valley between the foothills of the Bohemian Forest to the northwest and the Dunkelsteiner Wald to the southeast.
		The best time to visit the Wachau is in spring or autumn, when there are fewer visitors.
		At the time of the Renaissance there were 31 monasteries in the Wachau with their own vineyards.
	www.planetware.com /austria/wachau-a-n-wachau.htm (189 words)

	Terroir (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lime-marble reaches in from the region situated north of the Wachau, the Weinviertel, touching the Danube at the village Spitz.
		The pannonian climate reaches in to the Wachau from the east.
		From the heights of the Dunkelstein forest situated south of the Danube as well as from Weinviertel, bordering the Wachau in the north; a colder, moister and well-aired climate passes on to the small dale of the Wachau.
	www.vinea-wachau.at /englisch/wachau/terroir.htm (420 words)

	Virtual Vienna Net - Through Billie Ann's Eyes - The Wachau: Thirty-Five Kilometers Of Austrian Enchantment
		Kriemhild, the widow of Siegfried, is said to have traveled down the Danube from her home on the Rhine to meet Attila the Hun, whom she wished to marry as part of her plan to exact revenge on her two brothers for murdering Siegfried.
		The Wachau itself is a 35 kilometer stretch of the Danube Valley that starts in Melk and ends in Krems.
		A trip down the Danube through the Wachau whether by boat, bus, or car, or even by bicycle along the well-maintained and very popular bicycle paths is an unforgettable pleasure for one and all.
	www.virtualvienna.net /columns/billie/wachau.html (1711 words)

	Wachau Cultural Landscape - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		In the Wachau valley we have been only at the Göttweig abbey, founded in 1074 by the Augustinians on a hill on the right Danube bank.
		Across the entrance portal, near which is an the Porter's Lodge, remain of an ancient medieval castle, you pass to the main court, where is the Baroque church, with two towers and a porch projected by C. Biasino and J. von Hildebrandt.
		The Wachau Valley stretches for over 30 km along the Danube River between the towns of Melk and Krems in Lower Austria, west of Vienna.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/wachau.html (412 words)

	Leipzig, 1813: Napoleon Against Tsar of Russia, King of Prussia and Kaiser of Austria. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The French occupied villages of Wachau and Liebertwolkwitz with infantry.
		The result of first attack on Wachau was such that the French still held the entire village while the Prussians kept the wood.
		Once the village of Wachau was recaptured and on the Gallows Hill a massive battery of 100-150 guns was deployed, Murat took I and V Cavalry Corps and part of the guard cavalry and charged against the Allies.
	web2.airmail.net /napoleon/Wachau_battle.htm (5534 words)

	Wachau-Nibelungengau: history, legends, culture, wine and fine food beside the Blue Danube
		The Wachau is the 30km stretch of the Danube where it cuts a rocky gorge between the foothills of the Bohemian Forest and the Dunkelsteiner Wald on its course between Melk and Krems.
		Within its walls is an Augustinian convent, a masterpiece of Baroque arhictecture, and a church with one of the finest Baroque spires in central Europe - a prominent landmark along the Danube valley.
		This town on the south bank of the Danube marks the western entrance to the Wachau and is dominated by its impressive baroque Benedictine Abbey.
	www.beyondtheforest.com /Pages/WN1.html (2259 words)

	Austrian Wine Information
		The Wachau is the region along the banks of the Danube at the eastern end of the larger region known as Niederösterriech (Lower Austria).
		As with the Wachau and Kremstal, the primary grape varieties are Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, grown on some 3,800 hectares of primary rock, loess, and clay soils.
		The Dinstlgut Loiben is the smaller of two co-operatives in the Wachau, the larger one being Freie Weingärtner Wachau.
	www.nickdobsonwines.co.uk /acatalog/Austrian_Wine_Information.html (7977 words)

	Donau Niederösterreich Wachau Nibelungengau - Weltkulturerbe an der Donau
		Donau Niederösterreich Wachau Nibelungengau - Weltkulturerbe an der Donau
		The Wachau, a wine growing area renowned throughout the world, begins just where the magnificent baroque Abbey Melk arises on the southern bank; it is also a pleasure garden, and one of the most beautiful river valleys.
		In 2000, the Wachau was declared part of the UNESCO World heritage.
	www.wachau.at /donau/WN/default.asp?ln=EN (210 words)

	Blue Danube Wine Company \| Wineries \| Schmelz (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Johann Schmelz is the new rising star of the Wachau.
		The hard work of many centuries has transformed the precipitous hillsides along the Danube into terraced vineyards and with their lovingly restored houses at the foot of these slopes the villages of Spitz, Weißenkirchen, Joching, or Loiben breathe an atmosphere of centuries of life with wine.
		Wachau wines are classified in three bands: Steinfeder (light and racy), Federspiel (elegant and with body), and Smaragd (highly ripe and powerful).
	www.bluedanubewine.com /schmelz.html (908 words)

	Buying Guide To Wine, Beer, Spirits -- Tastings.com
		Like the famed Mosel-Saar-Ruwer district in Germany, the Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal regions of Austria are compact districts with steep, granite-based, south facing slopes lining the banks of rivers, which lend a moderating influence.
		Within the Wachau in particular, it is helpful to be aware of a further system of nomenclature that has been developed to simplify things for the consumer.
		Wachau produces the leanest, purest wines with an emphasis on acidity and structure.
	www.tastings.com /austria/white.html (633 words)

	Wines from Austria / Wine & Wineries / Wine Growing Area: Wachau
		World heritage, and a landscape in which to unwind – this best describes the Wachau, the narrow valley along the Danube between the towns of Melk and Krems.
		In the post-glacial period, silt sediments were deposited on the mountains, something that, in turn, resulted in the loess soils as well as steep slopes of “Gföhler” gneiss found today.
		As impressive as the history of this region is, it is equally exciting to visit the culinary hot spots within the special atmosphere of the historic wine villages.
	www.winesfromaustria.com /wine/reg_wachau.html (398 words)

	Winemonger.com / Winemonger Talk / Articles / Grüner Veltliner - An Introduction
		It is primarily grown in the regions of the Weinviertel, Kamptal, Kremstal, Wachau, and the Donauland, of which the Wachau is perhaps the most famous.
		It is in the Wachau region that a group of vintners established an association of winemakers called the Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus who closely monitor the quality of their wines through strict classification parameters.
		Earlier harvests of Wachau Grüner Veltliner go into bottlings which are labeled Steinfeder or Federspiel and are light to medium bodied, and the later harvest goes into the fuller-bodied, more complex Smaragd (go ahead, say it) wines.
	www.winemonger.com /catalog/winemonger-talk/gruner-veltliner-an-introduction/2006/01/19 (939 words)

	Weißenkirchen in der Wachau (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Weissenkirchen in the Wachau - Romanesque church at St. Lorenz
		Weissenkirchen in the Wachau - View of the church
		Weissenkirchen on the Danube - Children in local costumes from the Wachau
	www2.iicm.edu /amapa541-IOA (39 words)

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		Water and Wine shape the Wachau and turn the 36 kilometer long stretch of land along the Danube into a unique cultural landscape.
		The winding Danube Valley, wine growing terraces, sharp formations of rock, small towns, monasteries, castles, and ruins complement oneanother and are very inviting for a stay.
		The Wachau and the City of Krems were named a "World Cultural Heritage Area" by the UNESCO, as it represents a conservable and unique cultural landscape well worth preserving.
	www.donau-uni.ac.at /en/campus/onlinetour/statements (329 words)

	TheTravelzine.com Austria Fall 2005 - 1 - Wachau, Melk and Krems
		The high quality of the wine is the result of the juxtaposition of two major macroclimatic zones with the waters of the Danube moderating any excessive temperatures in the summer.
		In Austria the word for apricot is marille and it's as integral to life in the Wachau as the wine.
		This old house is loaded with Wachau tradition from the old furniture and artifacts to the wine bottles on display and the menu.
	www.thetravelzine.com /Austria_2005_1_Wachau.htm (3449 words)

	Czechs in Vienna - The battle for the Nibelung district
		It was triggered by an insignificant event: a Viennese Czech tourist club planned a Sunday boat trip on the Danube to Wachau" failing to consider the fact that many hundred years before, the Nibelungs had roamed through that very landscape" which was why the German- nationals claimed the area for themselves as "arch-Germanic.
		Here, in Wachau, was where the Schönerians had celebrated the two-thousand- year anniversary of the Battle of Noreia at the summer solstice in 1888 and introduced their Germanic calendar.
		The much-discussed Wachau trip turned out to be relatively harmless: toward six in the morning the boat Franz Josef passed Melk's dock in a considerable distance.
	www.porges.net /CzechsInVienna/CzechsInVienna2.html (769 words)

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