!!!Emmersdorf an der Donau Emmersdorf an der Donau, Lower Austria, market town in the district of Melk, alt. 240 m, pop. 1,631, area 29.81 km%%sup 2/%, on the northern bank of the river Danube, opposite Melk, at the entrance to the Wachau valley. - Summer tourism (36,519 overnight stays). - From the middle of the 13%%sup th/% century, E. operated one of the most important river toll stations on the northern bank of the Danube in Lower Austria. Late Gothic parish church (pier basilica, 15%%sup th/% century) with Baroque western tower; former Rotenhof castle (in Hofamt, built in the 16%%sup th/% century, alterations in 1883); burghers´ houses and winegrowers´ houses (originally built in the 16%%sup th/% century); Luberegg castle (1780, acquired by Emperor Franz II in 1795, today houses Emperor Franz Museum). !Literature F. Leeb, Chronik des Marktes Emmersdorf und Umgebung, 1959. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Emmersdorf_an_der_Donau|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]