Mautern an der Donau is a town in the district of

Krems-Land Bezirk Krems-Land is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. It comprises the areas to the West and North of the city Krems an der Donau, which itself is a statutory city. Municipalities Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a ...

in the

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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

It is situated on the southern bank of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

opposite Krems.

History

In former times ships cruising the Danube had to pay a toll when they passed Mautern. The town got its name from there because toll translates as "Maut" in German. Before it got this name it was called Favianae by the Romans because it was a very important fort. Being an important merchant point in the Middle Ages, it gained additional importance as the bridge over the Danube River was built (a steelwork as of 1895).

Population

Places of interest

A museum dedicated to the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

times, when '' Castell Faviani'' was in place of today's town centre. Also a part of the Roman wall (''Römerwand'') can be found here. The Roman Catholic parish church of st. Stephanus is now of baroque appearance, but the Christian faith has its roots in times of the Saint

Severinus of Noricum Severinus of Noricum ( 410 – 8 January 482) is a saint, known as the "Apostle to Noricum". It has been speculated that he was born in either Southern Italy or in the Roman province of Africa. Severinus himself refused to discuss his personal ...

. who died here and has organised some refugee retreats in the area for people driven off their homes by Huns. The cycle path ''

Donauradweg EuroVelo 6 (EV6), named the "Rivers Route", is a EuroVelo long-distance cycling route that runs along some of Europe's major rivers, including much of the Loire, some of the Saône, a short section of the upper Rhine and almost the entire leng ...

'' leg 6 comes to the town along the right bank and crosses the Danube river. The highway bridge has also a pedestrian pathway offering interesting river view and being a steel work of interest per se.

Twin towns

Mautern an der Donau is twinned with: *

Mautern in Steiermark Mautern in Steiermark is a municipality in the district of Leoben in Styria, Austria. Twin towns Mautern in Steiermark is twinned with: * Mautern an der Donau Mautern an der Donau is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state ...

, Austria

References

Gallery

File:Mautern an der Donau - Kastell Favianis, westlicher Hufeisenturm.JPG, Ruins of the Kastell Favianis in Mautern a.d. Donau Cities and towns in Krems-Land District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub