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ID: 1099747
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1099747
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Dürnstein (inhabited place)  Dürnstein (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 48 24 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 48.4000  decimal degrees
Long: 015 33 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 15.5500  decimal degrees

Note: The town is located on the Danube River, west of Krems. In 1192 Leopold VI of Austria imprisoned England's Richard I in Kuenringer Castle, now a ruin, from where he was released in 1194 for a great ransom. The town retains much of its medieval architecture and cobbled streets. It is also known for the vineyards of Vachau surrounding it.

Names:
Dürnstein (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Austria (nation)  ........  Austria (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Niederösterreich (state)  ............  Niederösterreich (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Dürnstein (inhabited place)  ................  Dürnstein (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
town (C)
fortification (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Dürnstein..........  [VP Preferred]
....................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 260
....................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 59
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 260
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 59
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) vol. 4

 

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