Melk

E801715

Melk is a small Austrian town on the Danube best known for its magnificent baroque Benedictine abbey overlooking the Wachau Valley.

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Melk canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
abbeyArchitecturalStyle Baroque
abbeyOverlooks Danube
Wachau Valley
connectedBy Westbahn railway line
country Austria
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 213 metres
governedBy Mayor of Melk
hasBridgeOver Danube
hasCulturalSignificance important monastic center in Austria
hasEconomySector services
small-scale industry
tourism
hasHeritageStatusNearby Wachau Cultural Landscape
hasHistoricCenter old town of Melk
hasLandmark Melk Abbey
hasNearbyUNESCOSite Wachau Cultural Landscape
hasNearbyValley Wachau
linked to: Wachau Valley
hasOfficialLanguage German
hasPostalCode 3390
hasRailwayStation Melk railway station
hasReligiousOrderAtAbbey Benedictines
hasReligiousSite Benedictine abbey
hasTouristAttraction Danube river cruises
abbey church of Melk
baroque abbey complex
monastic library at Melk Abbey
hasVehicleRegistrationCode ME
isDistrictCapitalOf Melk District
linked to: District of Melk
knownFor Benedictine monastery
Melk Abbey
baroque architecture
locatedIn Lower Austria
Mostviertel
north-eastern Austria
locatedInRegion Wachau Valley
locatedOnRiver Danube
nearbySiteUNESCOStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
river cruise tourism

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