Krems (Upper Austria)
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The Krems is an approximately 60 kilometer long tributary of the Traun
Traun
Traun is a city in the state of Upper Austria, Austria. As of 2001, according to , the population was 23,470 . Traun is home to a large Turkish immigrant community, a significant part of which originates from Sakarya/Akyazi, Turkey. The city is located at latitude 48.21667, longitude...

 in Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...

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It originates at the foot of the mountain "Kremsmauer" in Micheldorf
Micheldorf
Micheldorf is a municipality in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria. First mentioned in 1074 deed, it consists of the Katastralgemeinden Micheldorf and Lorenzenberg, which from 1973 until a 1992 referendum belonged to the neighbouring town of Friesach...

, runs northwards in the Traunviertel
Traunviertel
The Traunviertel is an Austrian region belonging to the state of Upper Austria: it is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria the others being Hausruckviertel, Mühlviertel, and Innviertel...

 through the Upper-Austrian Alpine foothills, and flows into the Traun
Traun
Traun is a city in the state of Upper Austria, Austria. As of 2001, according to , the population was 23,470 . Traun is home to a large Turkish immigrant community, a significant part of which originates from Sakarya/Akyazi, Turkey. The city is located at latitude 48.21667, longitude...

 in Ebelsberg, a district of Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...

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The largest towns in the valley of the Krems are Kirchdorf an der Krems
Kirchdorf an der Krems
Kirchdorf an der Krems is a town in Upper Austria, Austria on the river Krems, in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems. Apparently settled by the year 903, it has 4,104 inhabitants in a relatively small area of 3 km2.-References:...

, Schlierbach
Schlierbach
Schlierbach may refer to:* Schlierbach , a town in the district of Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany* Schlierbach, Haut-Rhin, commune in France* Heidelberg-Schlierbach, a district of the city of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany...

, Wartberg an der Krems
Wartberg an der Krems
Wartberg an der Krems is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...

, Kremsmünster
Kremsmünster
Kremsmünster is a town in Kirchdorf an der Krems , in Upper Austria, Austria. Its population is 6,450, as of 2001. Settled in 777, it is home to the Kremsmünster Abbey....

, Rohr im Kremstal
Rohr im Kremstal
Rohr im Kremstal is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...

, Kematen an der Krems
Kematen an der Krems
Kematen an der Krems is a municipality in the district Linz-Land in Upper Austria, Austria....

, Neuhofen an der Krems
Neuhofen an der Krems
Neuhofen an der Krems is a municipality in the district Linz-Land in Upper Austria, Austria. It is the birthplace of Georg von Derfflinger....

 and Ansfelden
Ansfelden
Ansfelden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria, located 289 metres above sea level, with a population of about 15300. The rivers Traun and Krems run through the municipality...

, which belong to the Oberösterreichischer Zentralraum.
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