Droß
Encyclopedia
Droß is a municipality in the district of Krems-Land
, Lower Austria
, Austria
. As of 2001, the population is 778 and the area is 10.3 km². The burgomaster
(mayor) is Andreas Neuwirth. Droß is the birthplace of composer Franz Krenn
.
Krems-Land
Bezirk Krems-Land is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. It comprises the areas to the West and North of the city Krems an der Donau, which itself is a statutory city.-Municipalities:...
, Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. As of 2001, the population is 778 and the area is 10.3 km². The burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
(mayor) is Andreas Neuwirth. Droß is the birthplace of composer Franz Krenn
Franz Krenn
Franz Krenn was an Austrian composer and composition teacher.Born in Droß, Krenn studied under Ignaz von Seyfried in Vienna. He served as organist in a number of Viennese churches and in 1862 became Kapellmeister of the Vienna Hofkirche...
.