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Spitz
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Spitz

Lower Austria (Krems-Land) · Austria
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Wachau Cultural Landscape)
Coordinates
48.35, 15.4167
Population
1,620 (2018)
Elevation
223 m
Terrain
Riverside

Location

Spitz an der Donau lies below the Tausendeimerberg, a terraced vineyard named for yielding a legendary thousand buckets of wine in one harvest. The ruined Hinterhaus fortress overlooks the village from the south.

Tausendeimerberg vineyardHinterhaus castle ruinWachau Danube valley
Getting There & Staying Nearby
Nearest airport
Vienna International Airport 95 km
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Nearest station
Spitz an der Donau — Village has its own stop on the Wachaubahn heritage railway, hosting the Arbeitskreis Wachau regional office.
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Staying nearby
Wine-grower guesthouses (Heurige) and small inns in the Danube valley
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Tausendeimerberg terraced vineyard, Hinterhaus castle ruin, cable ferry across the Danube
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