Krems (Lower Austria)

This article is about the river. For the city, see Krems an der Donau.

Krems
Location
Country	Austria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Waldviertel
Mouth
• location	Danube
• coordinates	48.3852°N 15.8420°E / 48.3852; 15.8420
Length	64.5 km (40.1 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea

The Krems is a river in Waldviertel in northern Lower Austria. There are in reality two rivers: the "Große Krems" (Greater Krems), meaning either the whole river system or the main river, while the smaller one is called the "Kleine Krems" (Lesser Krems). The Krems originally flowed into the Danube by Krems an der Donau, but when the Danube power station was built at Altenwörth, the mouth of the river – together with that of the Kamp – was moved to Altenwörth.

In the upper course both rivers flow through the rough granite landscape of the Waldviertel; important places are Großreinprechts by the Große Krems, and Kottes-Purk by the Kleine Krems. The Krems is the backbone of the wine region of Kremstal, it passes Senftenberg and the ruins of Lengenfeld, and after emerging from the granite and gneiss plateau (part of the Bohemian Massif), it flows through the Tulln Basin near Krems.

Beneath Hartenstein Castle, at the confluence of the headstreams, is the Gudenus Cave by the riverbank, which was inhabited in the Stone Age.

See also

• Krems (Upper Austria)

External links

• Media related to Krems River at Wikimedia Commons