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Valley in Austria
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The Wachau is in Lower Austria on the river banks of the Danube river. The area is approximately 30 kilometers long.
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Melk is a small riverside town (pop. ~5,000) on south bank of the Danube River in the Wachau Valley of Lower Austria.
Emmersdorf an der Donau is in the Wachau.
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.
Weißenkirchen in der Wachau is a small town in the Wachau valley, on the northern side of the Danube River.
Dürnstein is a small town in the Wachau in Austria, on the river Danube. Together with the neighbouring villages of Oberloiben and Unterloiben it is one of the main wine-producing centres of the region, and attracts nearly 1.7 million visitors annually.
Krems an der Donau is a riverside town in the Danube's Wachau Valley tourist region of Lower Austria.
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