Wachau Cultural Landscape
Towns of Krems and Melk, Lower Austria
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Identifier |
970 |
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states |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(ii)(iv) |
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Title |
wachau cultural landscape |
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latitude |
48.3644447327 |
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longitude |
15.4341669083 |
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location |
towns of krems and melk, lower austria |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
2000 |
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unique number |
2616 |
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description |
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. |
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justification |
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.
criterion (iv): the architecture, the human settlements, and the agricultural use of the land in the wachau vividly illustrate a basically medieval landscape which has evolved organically and harmoniously over time. |
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