The Wachau (German. Wachau) — the valley of the Danube in Lower Austria between Melk and Krems, some 80 km West of Vienna. The pillars of the economy of the region are viticulture and fruit growing, as well as tourism. Due to the abundance of monuments of culture and history but also unique traditions of winemaking valley is listed since 2000 on the world heritage list of UNESCO. Near the town of Villendorf in the Wachau village of the municipality of Aggsbach, was discovered Paleolithic statuette of a female figure, Venus of Willendorf.
The mild climate contributed to the development in the valley winemaking and fruit growing. Frequent in summer, Sunny days with cool nights give great importance to produce in the valley of guilt. Among fruits the most important are grown in Wachau apricots.
The Location Of The Wachau
The wine-growing Wachau valley stretches for 30 km along the river Danube. In addition to Melk and Krems, in this area are the cities of Spitz, dürnstein and Weißenkirchen village. The existing landscape of the valley is formed, on the one hand, the Danube river and close to its shores, climatically favorable areas, and on the other border hills forest of Dunkelsteinerwald (with a height of over 900 m).The mild climate contributed to the development in the valley winemaking and fruit growing. Frequent in summer, Sunny days with cool nights give great importance to produce in the valley of guilt. Among fruits the most important are grown in Wachau apricots.
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