Spitz, Austria

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Spitz
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Krems-Land
Mayor	Hannes Hirtzberger
Basic statistics
Area	23.83 km² (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population	1,759 (13/06/2008)
- Density	74 /km² (191 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	3620
Area code	02713
Website	www.spitz-wachau.at Coordinates: 48°21′0″N 15°25′0″E / 48.35, 15.41667

Spitz an der Donau is a market town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, further down from Willendorf on the left bank of the Danube. Occupied since Celtic times, it was first mentioned in 830. A hill "Tausendeimerberg" (the "Hill of a Thousand Buckets") is so named because of the many grapes that grow there, for the Wachau valley, for which Spitz is in, is famous for them. The Late Gothic church to St. Maurice is famous for its Apostles (1380) and an altarpiece by Kremser Schmidt. To the south of Spitz is the famous fortress of Hinterhaus.

Recently, Spitz has been in the news because of the poisoning of the mayor Dr. Hannes Hirtzberger.