Rossatz-Arnsdorf is a town in the district of
Krems-Land
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in the
Austria
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n state of
Lower Austria
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. It is located in the
Wachau
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valley of the
Danube
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, a popular destination for tourists, and has excellent views of the ruins of castle
Dürnstein
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, where King
Richard the Lion-Heart of
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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
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donated the territory of the
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, foun ...
Abbey of St. Michael in
Metten. The first documentary mention of "Rosseza" dates to about 985. From the 11th century, the place was owned by the
Babenbergs 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
Counter-Reformation reinstated the Catholic Church. From the 15th century, the place changed hands often; for example, the
Wallsee family, the families of Spaur and Kirchberger, and also Geymann of
Gallspach. 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.
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
Prince-Bishop of Salzburg from its foundation in 860. It was
mediatized Mediatization or mediatisation may refer to:
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to
Austria
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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 2015
Statistik Austria, population on 1.1.2015 by village
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* 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 cadastral municipalities
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of Mitterarnsdorf, Oberarnsdorf, Rossatz and Rührsdorf.
Population
Twin towns
Rossatz-Arnsdorf is twinned with:
* Arnstorf, Germany
* Metten, Germany
References
Cities and towns in Krems-Land District
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