Mautern an der Donau

Mautern an der Donau
Mautern an der Donau
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Krems-Land
Mayor	Armin Sonnauer
Area	9.14 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	336 m  (1102 ft)
Population	3,477 (1 January 2011)[1]
- Density	380 /km² (985 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	3512
Area code	02732
Website	www.mautern.at Coordinates: 48°23′39.498″N 15°34′36.519″E / 48.394305°N 15.57681083°E / 48.394305; 15.57681083

Mautern an der Donau is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is a municipality with about 3,500 inhabitants, situated on the southern bank of the Danube opposite Krems/Stein. In former times ships cruising the Danube had to pay a toll when they passed Mautern. The town got its name from there because toll means "Maut" in German. Before it got this name it was called Favianae by the Romans because it was a very important fort.

References

1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.

Gallery

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  View on Mautern a.d. Donau

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  Ruins of the Kastell Favianis in Mautern a.d. Donau