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The Wachau is a valley formed by the Danube river. It is located in Austria between the towns of Melk and Krems and is 30 km in length. A well-known town is Dürnstein, where King Richard the Lion-Hearted of England was held captive by Duke Leopold V.
Wachau is also the name of a municipality in the district Kamenz in Saxony, Germany, see Wachau, Saxony.
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