Structures - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1960 - 3.40 Shilling

The old sister cities Krems and Stein, located on the Danube, have always been connected. As a gateway to the Wachau and the city of Stein, the 1300 built Steiner Tor, which can also be seen on the brand image, has great significance. It was formerly called Hülbentor and combines gothic and baroque to imposing commonality. The gate is gothic in its substructure and center building. In two paragraphs, a bell-shaped baroque roof is placed on the base. The mighty square base with its second higher, octagonal part was common among Gothic buildings. The gate tower is decorated on the outside with two round towers with slender conical roofs. In the past, Steiner Tor also had a drawbridge. The gate passage is barrel-shaped, while the outer opening is closed by a segmental arch. Krems and Stein have always benefited from their geographical importance as ancient transshipment points from river to land transport. Krems possessed since the beginning of the 11th century, the oldest mint in the former Austria. Since 1416, Krems and Stein had the princely privilege of electing a mayor to conduct community business with the judge and city council. In 1753 Krems became a district town and administrative center and became a popular school town.