Krems in Kärnten

• Name — Krems in Kärnten • Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 80x110px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Austria • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Carinthia • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Spittal an der Drau • Parts Style — para • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Johann Winkler (SPÖ) • Elevation M — 807 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset — +1 • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 9861, 9862 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 04732 • Website — www.krems-in-kaernten.at

The municipal area is located in the Krems Valley of northern Carinthia, at the border with the Austrian states of Salzburg (Lungau) and Styria (Upper Styria). It stretches down from the Lieser River, a tributary of the Drava, up to the Nock Mountains, part of the Gurktal Alps range. • Illustration — Autobahn bridge The village of Innerkrems is the starting point of the scenic Nockalm Road to Reichenau, in the north the Schönfeldsattel Pass leads to Thomatal (Bundschuh) in Salzburg. To the west, the Katschberg Pass road and the parallel Tauern Autobahn are significant transport routes. The mountainous region is a popular winter sport destination, including several ski slopes and platter lifts. The Krems municipality is subdivided into seven cadastral communities: Eisentratten, Kremsbrücke, Leoben, Nöring, Puchreit, Reitern, and Sankt Nikolai.

• Illustration — Eisentratten blast furnace In 1197, Rauchenkatsch Castle was first documented, a fortification high above the Katschberg road. The surrounding estates then were held by the Archbishops of Salzburg, who had acquired it from the Bishopric of Freising. The castle was staffed with Salzburg ministeriales and the episcopal lands were administrated from nearby Gmünd. From the 14th century onwards, Krems was an iron ore (Eisenerz) mining area, with a medieval hammer mill at Eisentratten. A blast furnace was built in 1541, rebuilt in 1861 it is a preserved landmark up to today.

Seats in the municipal assembly as of 2009 elections: • Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 8 • Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 6 • Freedom Party in Carinthia (FPK): 5 • Illustration — Eisentratten Protestant church

Krems is twinned with: • Germany Poppenricht, Germany