Wachau is in Austria, in Lower Austria. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Austria
City or region
Lower Austria
Coordinates
48.3644 N, 15.4342 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
57
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Melk Abbey
Austria
16.9
Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
Austria
33.3
Liechtenstein Castle
Austria
68.9
Mauthausen concentration camp
Austria
70.1
MuseumsQuartier
Austria
70.7
The closest neighbor is Melk Abbey, 16.9 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Paisagem Cultural de Wachau
English
Wachau
Español
Wachau
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 48.3644 N, 15.4342 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Wachau: 57 sitelinks; closest neighbor Melk Abbey at 16.9 km