About 70 kilometres west of Vienna, in Lower Austria, lies the town of Krems on the Danube. It bears the same name as the river after which the Kremstal wine-growing region is named. The river rises in the Waldviertel and flows into the Danube together with the Kamp at Altenwörth after a good 80 kilometres.
The wine-growing region lies on the lower reaches of the Krems and borders the Wachau in the west, the Kamptal in the northeast and the Traisental in the south. It is divided into three parts: The city of Krems with its western surroundings, the countryside east of the city and a part south of the Danube. In total, the area covers about 2,250 hectares of vineyards.
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