Kilb is a town in the district of

Melk Melk (; older spelling: ) is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,257 (as of 2012). It is best known as the site of a massive baroque Benedictine monastery ...

in the

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n state of

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

Geography

Kilb lies in the foothills of the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

on the

Sierning River Sierning is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Sierning is located between the city of Steyr Steyr (; Central Bavarian: ''Steia'') is a statutory city, located in the Austrian federal ...

, which has its source in the municipality. About 25.93 percent of the municipality is forested.

References

Cities and towns in Melk District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub