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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Wachau Cultural Landscape' has mentioned 'Valley' in the following places:
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| Valley in Austria | WIKI |
| The Wachau (German pronunciation: [vaxcbx88xaxcax8a]) is an Austrian valley with a picturesque landscape formed by the Danube river. | WIKI |
| The architectural elegance of its ancient monasteries (Melk Abbey and Gxc3xb6ttweig Abbey), castles and ruins combined with the urban architecture of its towns and villages, and the cultivation of vines as an important agricultural produce are the dominant features of the valley. | WIKI |
| Even before the Neolithic period brought in changes in the natural environment of the valley, Palaeolithic's records of the valley have been identified in the form of "figurines" in Galgenberg and Willendorf stated to be 32,000 years and 26,000 years old respectively that testify to human occupation in the valley. | WIKI |
| Wachau Valley's ancient history in the Neolithic period started with deforestation by the people of the land for cultivation and settlement. | WIKI |
| Since then the Empire's boundaries were made up along the Danube also in Wachau and the fortifications of the limes were built along its southern banks, especially Castrum Favianis (what is now Mautern an der Donau) at the downstream end of the valley and some burgi (i.e. | WIKI |
| This had a profound impact on the religious culture of the valley with many churches, chapels and other monuments being built in the valley. | WIKI |
| History of development of towns in the valley is traced to the 11th and 12th centuries. | WIKI |
| Since 1950, the residential complexes have appeared in the upper periphery of the valley. | WIKI |
| A notable feature of the valley is the layout of the winegrowers' farmsteads. | WIKI |
| The valley and the towns, still preserve a number of castles of vintage value. | WIKI |
| Maps of the Wachau valley (click each one three times to view clearly). | WIKI |
| The Danube valley in Austria between the cities of Melk and Krems in Lower Austria is called the Wachau. | WIKI |
| This stretch of the valley includes the hills and the adjacent Dunkelsteiner Wald (Dunkelsteiner Forest) and the southern Waldviertel. | WIKI |
| Other important towns in the valley are Dxc3xbcrnstein, Weixc3x9fenkirchen in der Wachau and Emmersdorf an der Donau, which have a galaxy of old homestead buildings dating from the mid-6th century. | WIKI |
| [4] Other settlements of note in the Wachau valley include Aggsbach, Bachamsdorf, Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald, Furth bei Gxc3xb6ttweig, Joching, Maria Laach am Jauerling, Mautern an der Donau, Mxc3xbchldorf, Oberamsdorf, Oberloiben, Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Ruhrsdorf, Schwallenbach, Schxc3xb6nbxc3xbchel-Aggsbach, Unterloiben and Willendorf. | WIKI |
| The Wachau valley historic sights can be visited by steamer boats; the best season to visit is between May and September. | WIKI |
| The well-developed road network between Melk and Krems follows the contour of the valley. | WIKI |
| Danube in the Wachau Valley (Dxc3xbcrnstein on the far left of the river and Krems on the far right) | WIKI |
| Spitz is a small town with cobbled streets amidst vineyards and views of the Danube valley. | WIKI |
| The town of Dxc3xbcrnstein was established in 1019 AD on a rocky promontory along a gentle curve of the Danube river, in the midst of the Wachau valley. | WIKI |
| Other important places in the valley are: | WIKI |
| The river valley's geological formation is mainly of crystalline rocks, interspersed with Tertiary and Quaternary deposits in the wider reaches of the valley, and also in the Spitzer Graben. | WIKI |
| The land formation in the valley is dictated by the clay and silt deposits around Weissenkirchen and at the beginning of the Wachau stretch. | WIKI |
| Wachau Valley, near Dxc3xbcrnstein (Unterloiben on the left and Oberloiben) | WIKI |
| The origin of the wine growing tradition in Austria, and in particular in the Wachau valley, and its popularity beyond its borders, is attributed to medieval period of the Roman settlements. | WIKI |
| The Wachau valley is well known for its production of apricots and grapes, both of which are used to produce specialty liquors and wines. | WIKI |
| The temperature variation in the valley between day and cold nights has a significant role to play in the process of ripening of the grapes. | WIKI |
| The heat retained in the water and the stoney slopes with thin soil cover facilitates this process of growing fine variety of grapes, which results in the sophisticated wines produced in the valley. | WIKI |
| The historical monuments in the Wachau valley are more than 5000. | WIKI |
| Some of them are: The Benedictine abbeys of Melk (Stift Melk a massive baroque Benedictine monastery) and Gxc3xb6ttweig (a monastery of canons regular), at the beginning and end of the scenic Wachau section of the Danube Valley from where one gets a visual feast of the city of Melk; the Schallaburg Castle, a Renaissance style castle 4 kilometres (2.5xc2xa0mi) from Melk; the Steiner Tor in Krems or Krems an der Donau, the late-Gothic Piarist church; Dxc3xbcrnstein for its wine growing area and the Durnstein castle; and the Burgruine Aggstein. | WIKI |
| It is located above the town of Melk on a granite rocky outcrop at an elevation of 228 metres (748xc2xa0ft) overlooking the river Danube in Lower Austria, adjoining the Wachau valley, about 40xc2xa0km upstream of Krems. | WIKI |
| The balcony that connects the library and the marble hall provides exceptional views of the Wachu valley amidst the Danube River. | WIKI |
| Founded in 1753 by members of the Moravian Church, the colony of 400 square kilometres (150xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) was named "die Wachau" after the valley in Austria because Western North Carolina reminded their leader, Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg, of the ancestral home of the Moravians' patron Nicolaus Ludwig, Imperial Count von Zinzendorf. | WIKI |
| A number of castles dominate the towns and the Danube valley, and many architecturally and artistically significant ecclesiastical buildings dominate both the townscapes and landscapes. | UNESCO |