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October 30th 2013
Published: June 22nd 2017
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Geo: 48.2341, 15.3316

A town population of 5,000 near the end of the Wachau Valley. The 10th© home of the Babenberg family, the original rulers of Austria.

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Melk AbbeyMelk Abbey
Melk Abbey
An operating Benedictine Abbey since 1089. Largely rebuilt in the early 18th©. Still contains monks who look after their local parishes. Also it is a 900-student high school.
Another baroque ChurchAnother baroque Church
Another baroque Church
The poor monks couldn't afford solid gold statues, instead this is all gold leaf.


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