Kremsmünster holds 1 places documented in this archive, among them Kremsmünster Abbey (777–1758): Founded Where a Boar Killed the Duke's Son, Today with a Nine-Storey Observatory.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Kremsmünster, Austria: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Kremsmünster is the market town gathered around a Benedictine abbey founded in 777, the cultural centre of its region; Georg von Pasterwitz, who died here on 26 January 1803, belongs to that musical tradition. The abbey observatory was built between 1748 and 1759, and the Gusterberg two kilometres south of the abbey was chosen in 1817 as the origin of the survey of Upper Austria and Bohemia.
Origins and history
The name goes back to the Benedictine abbey of Kremsmünster, founded in 777, which has been the cultural centre of the region ever since. The village itself is first recorded in a document of 1299; in 1489 Emperor Frederick III raised it to a market. The abbey school received public status in 1549 and is one of the oldest teaching institutions in Austria; the observatory followed between 1748 and 1759.
Key facts
- Country: Austria
- Region: Upper Austria
- Places in this archive: 1
- Centre of the documented entries: 48.0551°N, 14.1295°E
Places documented in Kremsmünster
What is on in Kremsmünster
- Death Anniversary: Georg von Pasterwitz — January 26, 1803 — 26 January 2027
Sources
The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.
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