Mautern an der Donau
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Mautern an der Donau is a town in the district of Krems-Land
in the Austria
n 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.
Krems-Land
Bezirk Krems-Land is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. It comprises the areas to the West and North of the city Krems an der Donau, which itself is a statutory city.-Municipalities:...
in the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n state of Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
. It is a municipality with about 3,500 inhabitants, situated on the southern bank of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
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.