Soft in the east

The second important formation in the Kremstal is the loess. A curious rock: on the one hand so soft that you can grind chunks to dust with your bare hand. On the other hand, so stable that you can not only dig deep cellars into it, but also create steep walls and terraces many meters high. The vines benefit from its heat and water storage capacity as well as its mineral wealth. Towards the end of the Ice Ages, the loess was blown by the wind, which carried the dust from quickly dried up muddy areas into the Kremstal, where it piled up layers up to 25 m high. The purest loess soils can be found in the east of Krems, from the Ried Wachtberg on the Kreuzberg to the sand pit to the Rohrendorfer Gebling and beyond.

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