Kremsmünster
title: "Kremsmünster" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-kirchdorf-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremsmünster" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kremsmünster |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Kremsmünster.JPG |
| image_shield | Wappen at kremsmuenster.png |
| shield_size | 80x110px |
| pushpin_map | Austria |
| pushpin_mapsize | 270 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Austria |
| map_caption | Location within Kirchdorf an der Krems district |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Austria |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Upper Austria |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Kirchdorf an der Krems |
| parts_style | para |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Gerhard Obernberger |
| leader_party | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | |
| elevation_m | 384 |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| registration_plate | KI |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 4550 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 07583 |
| website | www.kremsmuenster.at |
| :: |
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Kremsmünster is a town in Kirchdorf an der Krems District, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Settled in 777, it is home to the Kremsmünster Abbey.
The Abbey was founded 777 by Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria and is one of the oldest abbeys of central Europe. On a striking ice-age terrace above the town, it dominates the whole Krems valley. The monks (Order of Saint Benedict), lead a famous gymnasium which has existed since 1549, and an astronomical and geophysical observatory ("Mathematical tower"). The First Slovak Republic ceased to exist here when the exiled Slovak government capitulated to General Walton Walker leading the XX Corps of the 3rd US Army on 8 May 1945.
Science and culture
Kremsmünster is a traditional place of culture, astronomy and natural science. For instance, Placidus Fixlmillner (1721–1791), the first astronomer to compute the orbit of Uranus, was born and lived in Kremsmünster.
The observation tower itself (built 1749–1756) represents the first high-rise of Europe. In this vicinity the eldest geomagnetism station of the world was established, and also the first weather station of Austria-Hungary.
The nearby Gusterberg (450 m) is the fundamental point of the former national survey of Upper Austria. An observation tower at the summit marks the geoscientific importance of the mountain. It is also crossed by the Meridian arc Großenhain-Kremsmünster-Pola, an 800 km triangulation which was measured in the 19th century to determine the alpine curvature of the geoid.
Besides schools and the baroque library, Kremsmünster also has some institutions of adult education, e.g. Subiaco for Spiritual Exercises and a Vocational school. The castle Kremsegg houses a special museum of music instruments.
The monastery library (built 1680–1689 by Carlone) contains about 160,000 volumes. Among the 1,700 manuscripts is the Codex Millenarius, a Gospel Book written around 800 in Mondsee Abbey.
The showpiece of the monastery's treasury is the Tassilo Chalice of about 770, created in copper and silver and holding 1.8 litres. It is still used in religious services, e.g. at Easter.
Architecture outside the monastery:
- Gothic architecture: late gothic houses, gothic judge and city hall
- Baroque: pilgrimage church Heiligenkreuz (1687–90, C.A. Carlone); Kalvarienberg (1736–38, J.M. Prunner/ B. Altomonte)
- Rococo: filial church at Kirchberg (1753/54)
- Castles: :de:Schloss Kremsegg and Schloss Achleiten/Kematen
Climate
The Climate of Kremsmünster is continental, classified as Dfb in Köppen climate classification and Dc in Trewartha climate classification. The weather is warm and wet during summers and cold and snowy during winters.
Kremsmünster's climate in the 1991-2020 period has been warmer and wetter than the 1961-1990 period. | width = | collapsed = Y | open = | metric first = yes | single line = yes | trace = | location = Kremsmünster(1991-2020, Extremes 1961-2020) | Jan record high C =18.1 | Feb record high C =20.3 | Mar record high C =23.7 | Apr record high C =30.7 | May record high C =31.7 | Jun record high C =36.0 | Jul record high C =36.3 | Aug record high C =36.4 | Sep record high C =34.6 | Oct record high C =26.3 | Nov record high C =23.6 | Dec record high C =14.5 | year record high C = | Jan high C =2.3 | Feb high C =4.9 | Mar high C =9.6 | Apr high C =15.8 | May high C =19.5 | Jun high C =23.7 | Jul high C =24.8 | Aug high C =24.5 | Sep high C =19.8 | Oct high C =13.4 | Nov high C =7.3 | Dec high C =3.0 | year high C = | Jan mean C =-0.2 | Feb mean C =1.3 | Mar mean C =5.7 | Apr mean C =10.6 | May mean C =15.0 | Jun mean C =18.6 | Jul mean C =20.3 | Aug mean C =20.0 | Sep mean C =15.2 | Oct mean C =10.1 | Nov mean C =4.7 | Dec mean C =0.7 | year mean C = | Jan low C =-2.6 | Feb low C =-2.1 | Mar low C =1.4 | Apr low C =5.4 | May low C =9.5 | Jun low C =13.4 | Jul low C =14.4 | Aug low C =14.3 | Sep low C =10.7 | Oct low C =6.3 | Nov low C =2.2 | Dec low C =-1.6 | year low C = | Jan record low C =-25.4 | Feb record low C =-19.8 | Mar record low C =-19.3 | Apr record low C =-4.3 | May record low C =-1.3 | Jun record low C =2.2 | Jul record low C =6.6 | Aug record low C =6.2 | Sep record low C =1.0 | Oct record low C =-5.6 | Nov record low C =-12.5 | Dec record low C =-20.0 | year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm =66.2 | Feb precipitation mm =54.2 | Mar precipitation mm =96.6 | Apr precipitation mm =61.6 | May precipitation mm =113.0 | Jun precipitation mm =124.9 | Jul precipitation mm =126.0 | Aug precipitation mm =119.4 | Sep precipitation mm =94.8 | Oct precipitation mm =71.2 | Nov precipitation mm =66.9 | Dec precipitation mm =69.9 | year precipitation mm = | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | precip days colour = | Jan precipitation days =11.1 | Feb precipitation days =9.9 | Mar precipitation days =12.4 | Apr precipitation days =9 | May precipitation days =12.1 | Jun precipitation days =13.2 | Jul precipitation days =13 | Aug precipitation days =10.9 | Sep precipitation days =10.6 | Oct precipitation days =9.9 | Nov precipitation days =9.9 | Dec precipitation days =12 | year precipitation days = | source = NOAA, DWD | width = | collapsed = Y | open = | metric first = yes | single line = yes | trace = | location = Kremsmünster, Oberösterreich (1961-1990) | temperature colour = | Jan high C =1.5 | Feb high C =3.4 | Mar high C =8.5 | Apr high C =13.1 | May high C =18.8 | Jun high C =21.4 | Jul high C =23.5 | Aug high C =23.4 | Sep high C =18.8 | Oct high C =12.9 | Nov high C =6.0 | Dec high C =2.7 | year high C = | Jan mean C =-1.9 | Feb mean C =0.1 | Mar mean C =4.0 | Apr mean C =8.7 | May mean C =13.2 | Jun mean C =16.4 | Jul mean C =18.2 | Aug mean C =17.7 | Sep mean C =14.6 | Oct mean C =9.3 | Nov mean C =3.5 | Dec mean C =-0.4 | year mean C = | Jan low C =-3.4 | Feb low C =-2.4 | Mar low C =1.0 | Apr low C =4.3 | May low C =9.1 | Jun low C =12.0 | Jul low C =13.9 | Aug low C =13.8 | Sep low C =10.5 | Oct low C =5.9 | Nov low C =1.1 | Dec low C =-2.0 | year low C =
| precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm =61.0 | Feb precipitation mm =57.0 | Mar precipitation mm =64.0 | Apr precipitation mm =76.0 | May precipitation mm =96.0 | Jun precipitation mm =114.0 | Jul precipitation mm =126.0 | Aug precipitation mm =105.0 | Sep precipitation mm =77.0 | Oct precipitation mm =58.0 | Nov precipitation mm =68.0 | Dec precipitation mm =65.0 | year precipitation mm = | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | precip days colour = | Jan precipitation days =11 | Feb precipitation days =11 | Mar precipitation days =11 | Apr precipitation days =11 | May precipitation days =12 | Jun precipitation days =14 | Jul precipitation days =13 | Aug precipitation days =12 | Sep precipitation days =9 | Oct precipitation days =8 | Nov precipitation days =11 | Dec precipitation days =12 | year precipitation days =
| humidity colour = | time day = 14:00 | Jan afthumidity =80 | Feb afthumidity =74 | Mar afthumidity =64 | Apr afthumidity =58 | May afthumidity =57 | Jun afthumidity =59 | Jul afthumidity =57 | Aug afthumidity =59 | Sep afthumidity =65 | Oct afthumidity =72 | Nov afthumidity =79 | Dec afthumidity =81 | year afthumidity = | Jan sun =46.5 | Feb sun =79.1 | Mar sun =124 | Apr sun =159 | May sun =204.6 | Jun sun =207 | Jul sun =232.5 | Aug sun =213.9 | Sep sun =159 | Oct sun =114.7 | Nov sun =54 | Dec sun =40.3 | year sun = | Jand sun =1.5 | Febd sun =2.8 | Mard sun =4 | Aprd sun =5.3 | Mayd sun =6.6 | Jund sun =6.9 | Juld sun =7.5 | Augd sun =6.9 | Sepd sun =5.3 | Octd sun =3.7 | Novd sun =1.8 | Decd sun =1.3 | yeard sun =
|source = Deutscher Wetterdienst
Economy
Kremsmünster is also a place of modern technology with about 3,000 employees (62% of them in production), e.g. in
- Petroleum industry (headquarters of Rohöl-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft in Krift)
- Plastics industry (Greiner Holding AG, worldwide 7,000 employees)
- Packaging and glass industry (e.g. Gablonzer)
- Construction companies, Arts and crafts
- Summer tourism (20–25,000 nights).
References
References
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Kremsmuenster". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- "Klimatafel von Kremsmünster, Oberösterreich / Österreich". Deutscher Wetterdienst.
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