KREMSIER (

See also:

• CZECH (in Bohemian, Cech)

Czech, Kromeriz)  , a town of Austria, in Moravia, 37 M . E. by N. of Briinn by rail . Pop . (1900), 13,991, mostly Czech . It is situated on the March, in the fertile region of the Hanna, and not far from the confluence of these two rivers . It is the summer residence of the bishop of Olmutz, whose palace, surrounded by a fine park and gardens, and containing a picture gallery, library and various collections, forms the chief object of interest . Its industries include the manufacture of machinery and iron-founding, brewing and corn-milling, and there is a considerable trade in corn, cattle, fruit and manufactures . In 1131 Kremsier was the seat of a bishopric . It suffered considerably during the Hussite war; and in 1643 it was taken and burned by the Swedes . After the rising of 1848 the Austrian parliament met in the palace at Kremsier from November 1848 till March 1849 . In August 1885 a meeting took place here between the Austrian and the Russian emperors .