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''(Wachau is also the name of a municipality in the ).''

The Wachau is a well known Austria n valley with a landscape of high visual quality formed by the Danube river. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria , located between the towns of Melk and Krems . It is 30 Km in length and was already settled in prehistoric times. A well-known place and tourist magnet is Dürnstein , where King Richard The Lion-Heart of England was held captive by Duke Leopold V .


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