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Rossatz-Arnsdorf is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is located in the Wachau valley of the Danube, a popular destination for tourists, and has excellent views of the ruins of castle Dürnstein, where King
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of England was held captive by Duke Leopold V.


History

Evidence of 7th century Slavic settlement has been found on the steep slope of the Danube valley. In addition, place and field names with Slavic roots are common in the area. At the beginning of the 9th century, Emperor Charlemagne donated the territory of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Michael in
Metten Metten is a municipality in the district of Deggendorf in Bavaria in Germany. The town grew up around the Benedictine Metten Abbey, founded in 766. Metten is also the birthplace of former Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sepp Maier Sepp may refer to: ...
. The first documentary mention of "Rosseza" dates to about 985. From the 11th century, the place was owned by the
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s and was expanded into the 13th century. In 1258, a judge is mentioned in a document. As a result, various sacred and secular lordships had possessions in Rossatz. In the 15th century, Emperor Frederick III granted Rossatz market rights. From the early 16th century until about 1630, Rossatz was Protestant. After that date, the
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reinstated the Catholic Church. From the 15th century, the place changed hands often; for example, the
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, the families of Spaur and Kirchberger, and also Geymann of
Gallspach Gallspach is a municipality and spa in the district of Grieskirchen in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Centre of the municipality ist the market town Gallspach. It comprises also the following villages: Enzendorf, Gferedt, Niederndorf, Schüt ...
. In 1768, Rossatz was united with the Lordship of Mautern owned by Count Schönborn-Puchheim. Since about 1170, there are documented evidence of viticulture in the area. After purchase of the former noble plots, there was founded the Rossatz forest and estate cooperative in 1859. The current agricultural community produces several varieties of
Wachau wine Wachau is one of Austria's most established and notable wine regions, specializing in dry wines made from Riesling and Grüner Veltliner. Located in Lower Austria along the Danube, west of Vienna and Krems an der Donau, it is one of the westernm ...
. In both 1626 and 1886, Rossatz was devastated by fires.


Possessions of the Prince-Bishop of Salzburg

Almost 9 km up the Danube, the small villages of Bach-, Ober- und Mitter-Arnsdorf belonged to the
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from its foundation in 860. It was
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to Austria by order of the Final Recess of the Extraordinary Imperial Delegation (''Reichsdeputationshauptschluss'') in 1803. In 1971/72, the municipalities Mitter- and Oberarnsdorf were incorporated with Rossatz.


Municipal subdivisions

The borough incorporates the following nine villages (in brackets the population as at 1 Jan 2015Statistik Austria, population on 1.1.2015 by village
/ref>): * Bacharnsdorf (36) * Hofarnsdorf (79) * Mitterarnsdorf (164) * Oberarnsdorf (188) * Rossatz (354) * Rossatzbach (84) * Rührsdorf (111) * Sankt Johann im Mauerthale (2) * Sankt Lorenz (15) The borough comprises the
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of Mitterarnsdorf, Oberarnsdorf, Rossatz and Rührsdorf.


Population


Twin towns

Rossatz-Arnsdorf is twinned with: *
Arnstorf Arnstorf (Central Bavarian: ''Oarmstorf'') is a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria in Germany. Arnstorf has 151 municipal parts: * Adermann * Aicha * Aign * Aigner im Ried * Altmannskinden * ''Arnstorf'' * Asbach * ...
, Germany *
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, Germany


References

Cities and towns in Krems-Land District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub