UNESCO World Heritage Site (Wachau Cultural Landscape)
Coordinates
48.4, 15.4667
Population
1,429 (2018)
Elevation
224 m
Terrain
Riverside
Location
Weißenkirchen in der Wachau sits on the Danube's left bank beneath a fortified late-Gothic church that has doubled as a defensive structure since medieval river raids. A cable-guided ferry still crosses without engine or sail.