Melk / Austria

Melk is a district town in Lower Austria on the Danube River with approximately 5,500 inhabitants. It is located on the main railway line Vienna - Linz - Salzburg.

Its dominant structure is the Melk Abbey, a Benedictine monastery towering above the town, which is the largest complex of sacred buildings in all of Austria. Other landmarks worth seeing include the town hall from 1575, the fountain with the statue of St. Coloman, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary from the late 15th century, and the remains of the walls along the Danube branch.