Melk (Melk) - a nice, cozy town, located in Lower Austria. The glorious history of this city (which begins in 831) and the ancient picturesque abbey (1089) attracts a lot of tourists to Melk, both in winter and in summer. Convenient location, just an hour's drive from Vienna, allows you to easily go here for an exciting day trip.

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History

In 976, Margrave Leopold I captured the south-western part of Lower Austria, where he chose as his residence a fortress in Melk. Followers of Leopold I filled it with treasures and relics, and from 1089 the fortress became the largest monastery, where today there is a collection of priceless manuscripts, as well as a library of 100 000 volumes.

Between April 21, 1944 and April 15, 1945, prisoners were detained in Melk at the concentration camp of Mauthausen.

How to get

Train from Westbahnhof (Westbahnhof), on the road for just over 1 hour.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions Melka

First and foremost, of course, it is worth visiting the Abbey of Melk (Stift Melk), surrounded on both sides by bastion fortifications. At the entrance there are sculptures of St. Leopold and St. Koloman. Next - Gate yard and a huge Prelate Court (84 mx 42 m) with a fountain transported from the closed Waldhausen monastery.

When the abbey in 1750 was destroyed by a monastery park. Here grow ancient lindens, which are more than 250 years old. Working hours: from May 1 to October 31, 9: 00-18: 00.

In the city itself is interesting the Town Hall Square with the fountain of St. Koloman, the parish church, the remains of the city wall and a post built in the style of classicism.

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