Kremsier, one of the prettiest towns of Moravia, on the March, 35 miles E. by N. of Brünn. It is the summer residence of the Archbishop of Olmütz, whose fine palace contains a picture-gallery, a numismatic collection, and a library of 37,000 volumes. From 22d November 1848 to 7th March 1849 this town was the seat of the Austrian Constitutional Diet. Pop. 12,816.
Kreuzer—from the cross (kreuz) formerly conspicuous upon it—is a small copper coin still in use in Austria, 100 making a florin or gulden (nominal value, 2s.). Till 1876 it was current also in southern Germany as the 60th part of a gulden (see FLORIN). The kreuzer was first coined in the 13th century, in Tyrol, and was originally of silver.