Pranger Dürnstein

Pranger Dürnstein is a historic site in Dürnstein, Krems District, Lower Austria. Pranger Dürnstein is situated nearby to the church Klarissenkloster Dürnstein, as well as near the building Prälatenhof Dürnstein 11.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Klarissenkloster Dürnstein and Kunigundenkirche Dürnstein.

Klarissenkloster Dürnstein

Church

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Klarissenkloster Dürnstein is a church.

Kunigundenkirche Dürnstein

Church

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Kunigundenkirche Dürnstein is a church.

Dürnstein Castle is the ruin of a medieval rock castle in Austria. It is located in Dürnstein, in the Lower Austrian Wachau region on the Danube river, at 312 metres above sea level. Dürnstein Castle is situated 370 metres northeast of Pranger Dürnstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weißenkirchen in der Wachau and Krems.

Weißenkirchen in der Wachau

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Weißenkirchen in der Wachau is a small town in the Wachau valley, on the northern side of the Danube River.

Krems

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Krems an der Donau is a riverside town in the Danube's Wachau Valley tourist region of Lower Austria.

Spitz

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Spitz is a small town in the Wachau, on the river Danube. Together with the neighbouring villages of Gut am Steg, Schwallenbach, and Vießling it is a major wine-producing centre of the region.

Pranger Dürnstein

Type: Historic site
Also known as: “Donautor”
Categories: city gate, whipping post, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dürnstein, Krems District, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.3948° or 48° 23′ 41″ north

Longitude

15.51994° or 15° 31′ 12″ east

Open location code

8FWQ9GV9+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1240893530

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

Q38072246

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In Other Languages

“Pranger Dürnstein” goes by many names.

German: “Donautor und Pranger”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prälatenhof Dürnstein 11 and Weingut Böhmer.

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