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Dürnstein, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
DürnsteinMunicipality
Krems-Land DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dürnstein322 (2018)
Unterloiben319 (2018)
Hundsheim226 (2018)
Oberloiben161 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
59100
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59100:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dürrenstein
Other Languages:
French:
Dürnstein, District de Krems, Basse-Autriche, Autriche
German:
Dürnstein, Bezirk Krems, Niederösterreich, Österreich
Italian:
Dürnstein, distretto di Krems-Land, Bassa Austria, Austria
Russian:
Дюрнштайн, Кремс , Нижняя Австрия, Австрия
Simplified Chinese:
杜伦施坦, 科尔新堡县, 下奧地利州, 奥地利
Spanish:
Dürnstein, Distrito de Krems, Estado de Baja Austria, Austria
Cebuano:
Dürnstein, Niederösterreich, Awstriya
Czech:
Dürnstein, Okres Kremže-venkov, Dolní Rakousy, Rakousko
Danish:
Dürnstein, Niederösterreich, Østrig
Dutch:
Dürnstein, Krems-Land, Neder-Oostenrijk, Oostenrijk
Esperanto:
Dürnstein, Distrikto Krems-Land, Malsupra Aŭstrio, Aŭstrio
Farsi/Persian:
دورنستاین, ناحیه کرمس-لاند, نیدراسترایش, اتریش
Hungarian:
Dürnstein, Kremsvidéki járás, Alsó-Ausztria, Ausztria
Japanese:
デュルンシュタイン, クレムス=ラント郡, ニーダーエスターライヒ州, オーストリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Дюрнштайн, Төменгі Аустрия, Аустрия
Latin:
Dürnstein, Austria Inferior, Austria
Norwegian:
Dürnstein, Niederösterreich, Østerrike
Polish:
Dürnstein, Powiat Krems-Land, Dolna Austria, Austria
Portuguese:
Dürnstein, Krems-Land, Baixa Áustria, Áustria
Romanian:
Dürnstein, Austria Inferioară, Austria
Slovak:
Dürnstein, Krems-vidiek, Dolné Rakúsko, Rakúsko
Slovenian:
Dürnstein, Spodnja Avstrija, Avstrija
Swedish:
Dürnstein, Krems-Land, Niederösterreich, Österrike
Turkmen:
Dürnstein, Aşaky Awstriýa, Awstriýa
Ukrainian:
Дюрнштайн, Кремс , Нижня Австрія, Австрія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Dürnstein, Krems-Land, Avstriya
Vietnamese:
Dürnstein, Krems-Land, Hạ Áo, Áo
Volapük:
Dürnstein, Lösterän
Waray:
Dürnstein, Krems-Land, Uruubos nga Austria, Austrya


Dürnstein (German pronunciation: [ˈdʏʁnˌʃtaɪ̯n]) is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region, and also a well-known wine growing area. The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden of Dürnstein, Oberloiben, and Unterloiben.

The town gained its name from the medieval Dürnstein castle, which overlooked it. The castle's name derived from the German duerr/dürr, meaning "dry", and Stein, "stone". The stone castle was dry because it was located on a rocky hill, high above the damp conditions of the Danube at the base of the hill. The modern town stands between the castle and the river.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series'
Description: No analytical details given.
'Kelyphite'
Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Bastite'
-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Kelyphite'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series
OOxygen
O Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series
NaSodium
Na Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series
MgMagnesium
Mg Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mg Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
SiSilicon
Si Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
S Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series
KPotassium
K Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series
MnManganese
Mn Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Fe Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series
NiNickel
Ni Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ZnZinc
Zn Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCrnstein
Wikidata ID:Q668600
GeoNames ID:7871798

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