Lower Austria
Lower Austria (
de:
Niederösterreich) is one of the nine
states or
Bundesländer in
Austria. The capital of Lower Austria (since
1986) is
Sankt Pölten — the most recent capital town in
Austria. The state borders on
Slovakia,
Czech Republic, and on the other Austrian states of
Upper Austria,
Styria and
Burgenland. The state surrounds
Wien (Vienna). With a land area of 19,174 km² and a population of almost 1.5 million people, it is the largest state in Austria, and in terms of population second only to Vienna (which also is a federal state).
Lower Austria is divided into four regions:
Waldviertel,
Mostviertel,
Industrieviertel, and
Weinviertel. The
Wachau valley, situated between
Melk and
Krems in the
Mostviertel region, is famous for its landscape, culture, and
wine.
Administratively, the state is divided into 21 districts (
Bezirke), and four
Statutarstädte. In total, there are 573 municipalities within Lower Austria.
Statutarstädte
*
Krems*
St. Pölten*
Waidhofen an der Ybbs*
Wiener NeustadtDistricts
*
Amstetten*
Baden*
Bruck an der Leitha*
Gänserndorf*
Gmünd*
Hollabrunn*
Horn*
Korneuburg*
Krems-Land*
Lilienfeld*
Melk*
Mistelbach*
Mödling*
Neunkirchen*
St. Pölten-Land*
Scheibbs*
Tulln*
Waidhofen an der Thaya*
Wiener Neustadt-Land*
Wien-Umgebung*
Zwettl*
Land Niederösterreich*
PhotoGlobe - georeferenced photos of Lower Austria
