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Districts of Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
is divided into 84 political districts (Politische Bezirk
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
e), and 15 Statutarstädte which form their own districts.

Austrian Bezirk is roughly equivalent to the Landkreis in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
and County in the United States

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. The administrative office of a district, the Bezirkshauptmannschaft is headed by the Bezirkshauptmann. The districts are in charge of the administration of all matters of federal and state administrative law

Administrative law

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The Austrian Bezirk is roughly equivalent to the Landkreis in Germany

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and subject to orders from the higher instances, usually the Landeshauptmann
Landeshauptmann

A Landeshauptmann is an official title in German language for certain political offices equivalent to a Governor. It has historical uses, both administrative and colonial, and is presently used in Austria and Province of Bolzano-Bozen, predominantly German-speaking province of Italy....
(governor) in matters of federal law and the Landesregierung (state government) in state law. Thus, the district is the basic unit of general administration in Austria.

Officials on the district level are not elected, but appointed by the state government. There are also independent cities in Austria. They are called Statutarstadt in Austrian administrative law. These cities are not part of any district and the city administration covers all matters usually a district administration would do.

Usually, an independent city is home to a district administration which is responsible for the surrounding area of the respective city. For example, Innsbruck is an independent city surrounded by the district "Innsbruck-Land" of which the district administration is situated in the city of Innsbruck.

Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
, which is both a state and a Statutarstadt, is further subdivided into districts

Districts of Vienna

Vienna is composed of 23 districts , which although they all have their own names are numbered for the sake of convenience.Legally, they are not districts in the sense of administrative bodies with explicit powers ...
, which are divisions used for local administration by the city government.

For more information on Austrian administration, see States of Austria

States of Austria

Austria is a federation made up of nine State , known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is also the German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is often used instead to avoid ambiguity....
.

List of political districts

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Amstetten (district) Amstetten (district) Bezirk Amstetten is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofLower Austria in Austria....	AM	Amstetten	Lower Austria Lower Austria Lower Austria is one of the nine Bundesland or Bundesl?nder in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria is Sankt P?lten — the most recent capital town in Austria....
Baden (district)	BN	Baden	Lower Austria
Bludenz (district) Bludenz (district) The Bezirk Bludenz is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria.Area of the district is 1,287.52 km?, population is 60,471 , and population density 47 persons per km?....	BZ	Bludenz Bludenz Bludenz is a city in the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. The town, surrounded by mountain, is at the meeting point of five different valleys: The Klostertal, The Montafon, The Walgau, The Brandnertal, The Gro? Walsertal....	Vorarlberg Vorarlberg Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein....
Braunau am Inn (district) Braunau am Inn (district) Bezirk Braunau am Inn is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	BR	Braunau am Inn Braunau am Inn Braunau am Inn is a city in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria , the north-western States of Austria of Austria. It lies about 90 km west of Linz and about 60 km north of Salzburg, on the border with the Germany States of Germany of Bavaria....	Upper Austria Upper Austria Upper Austria is one of the nine States of Austria or Bundesl?nder of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria , and Salzburg ....
Bregenz (district) Bregenz (district) The Bezirk Bregenz is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria. It comprises the Bregenzerwald region, the Leiblach valley, and the Austrian part of Lake Constance....	B	Bregenz Bregenz Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost states of Austria of Austria. The city is located on the eastern shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the east and Germany in the northwest....	Vorarlberg
Bruck an der Leitha (district) Bruck an der Leitha (district) Bezirk Bruck an der Leitha is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	BL	Bruck an der Leitha Bruck an der Leitha Bruck an der Leitha is a city located in Lower Austria, Austria at the border to the Burgenland, which is marked by the Leitha river. It was founded in 1074 and elevated to the status of a city in 1239....	Lower Austria
Bruck an der Mur (district) Bruck an der Mur (district) Bezirk Bruck an der Mur is a district in the Austrian state of Styria....	BM	Bruck an der Mur Bruck an der Mur Bruck an der Mur is a cityof some 13,500 people located in the Austrian state of Styria . It is located at the Confluence of the Mura and M?rz Rivers....	Styria Styria (state) Styria is a States of Austria or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. In area, it is the second largest of the nine Austrian states, covering 16,388 km?....
Deutschlandsberg (district) Deutschlandsberg (district) Bezirk Deutschlandsberg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	DL	Deutschlandsberg Deutschlandsberg Deutschlandsberg is a town in Deutschlandsberg of Styria, Austria. It covers an area of 24 km? and has a population of 7,983. It is located in southern Austria, near Slovenia and is approx....	Styria
Dornbirn (district) Dornbirn (district) The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is a rather young district, which was split from the Feldkirch district only in 1969....	DO	Dornbirn Dornbirn Dornbirn is a city in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district Dornbirn , which also includes the city of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau....	Vorarlberg
Eferding (district) Eferding (district) Bezirk Eferding is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	EF	Eferding Eferding Eferding is the capital of the Eferding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It had a population of 3,393 as of the 2001 census....	Upper Austria
Eisenstadt-Umgebung Eisenstadt-Umgebung The Bezirk Eisenstadt-Umgebung is an administrative district in the federal state of Burgenland, Austria.The area of the district is 453.14 km?, with a population of 38,752 , and a population density 86 persons per km?....	EU	Eisenstadt Eisenstadt Eisenstadt is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. It has a population of about 12,000 .In the Habsburg monarchy, Eisenstadt/Kismarton was the seat of the House of Esterh?zy Hungarian nobility....	Burgenland Burgenland Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous Bundesland or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstadt and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities....
Feldbach (district) Feldbach (district) Bezirk Feldbach is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	FB	Feldbach Feldbach, Austria Feldbach is a town in the southeast of the Austria state of Styria, near the Slovenia and Hungary border. It is located in the valley around the river R?ba....	Styria
Feldkirch (district) Feldkirch (district) The Bezirk Feldkirch is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria.Area of the district is 278.26 km?, population is 98,717 , and population density 350 persons per km?....	FK	Feldkirch Feldkirch, Vorarlberg Feldkirch is a city rights in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, at , on the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It has a population of 32,193 , and is the administrative center of the Feldkirch ....	Vorarlberg
Feldkirchen (district) Feldkirchen (district) Bezirk Feldkirchen is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofCarinthia in Austria....	FE	Feldkirchen in Kärnten Feldkirchen in Kärnten Feldkirchen in K?rnten is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the Feldkirchen . It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Fasching, Feldkirchen, Glanhofen, Gradisch, Hoefling, Klein Sankt Veit, Pernegg, Rabensdorf, Sankt Ulrich, Sittich, Tschwarzen and Waiern....	Carinthia Carinthia (state) Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian States of Austria or Land. Situated within the Eastern alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes....
Freistadt (district) Freistadt (district) Bezirk Freistadt is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	FR	Freistadt Freistadt Freistadt is an small Austrian town in the state of Upper Austria in the region M?hlviertel. With a population of approximately 7,500 residents, it is a trade center for local villages....	Upper Austria
Fürstenfeld (district) Fürstenfeld (district) Bezirk F?rstenfeld is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	FF	Fürstenfeld Fürstenfeld F?rstenfeld is a town and a district in southeastern Austria. It is situated within the Austrian States of Austria of StyriaAccording to the 2005 census, F?rstenfeld has 5,986 citizens within its communal area, the larger urban area of F?rstenfeld includes approximately 20% more citizens....	Styria
Gänserndorf (district) Gänserndorf (district) Bezirk G?nserndorf is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	GF	Gänserndorf Gänserndorf G?nserndorf is a town on the Marchfeld, Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of G?nserndorf . It is about 20 km north of Vienna, to which it is connected by both the A8 autobahn and the Nordbahn railway line....	Lower Austria
Gmünd (district) Gmünd (district) Bezirk Gm?nd is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofLower Austria in Austria. It is located in northwestern Waldviertel....	GD	Gmünd Gmünd Gm?nd is a town and municipality in Spittal an der Drau , Carinthia , Austria....	Lower Austria
Gmunden (district) Gmunden (district) Bezirk Gmunden is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	GM	Gmunden Gmunden Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden . It has 13,202 inhabitants . It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc....	Upper Austria
Graz-Umgebung Graz-Umgebung Bezirk Graz-Umgebung is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	GU	Graz Graz Graz , with a population of around 290,000 as of 2008 , is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria ....	Styria
Grieskirchen (district) Grieskirchen (district) Bezirk Grieskirchen is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	GR	Grieskirchen Grieskirchen Grieskirchen is a town in Austria. It is capital the Grieskirchen of Upper Austria, in the Trattnachtal valley. As of 2001, it has 4.807 inhabitants....	Upper Austria
Güssing (district) Güssing (district) The Bezirk G?ssing is an administrative district in the federal state of Burgenland, Austria, bordering on Vas Megye Hungary, of which it had been a part prior to 1921....	GS	Güssing Güssing G?ssing is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is located at , with a population of 3,902 , and is the administrative center of the G?ssing district....	Burgenland
Hallein (district) Tennengau The Bezirk Hallein is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg , Austria, and congruent with the Tennengau region.Area of the district is 668.31 km?, with a population of 54,282 , and population density 81 persons per km?....	HA	Hallein Hallein Hallein is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg . It is located at along the Salzach river in the shadow of the Untersberg massif, near the border with Germany....	Salzburg Salzburg (state) Salzburg is a Bundesland or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km?, located adjacent to the Germany border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population....
Hartberg (district) Hartberg (district) Bezirk Hartberg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	HB	Hartberg Hartberg Hartberg is a city in Styria, Austria, the capital of the Hartberg . As of the census of 2001, it has a population of 6,547 in an area of 21.54 km?....	Styria
Hermagor Hermagor The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district in Carinthia , Austria.The district has an area of 808.02 km? and a population of 19,757 . Hermagor's population density is 24 people per km?....	HE	Hermagor-Pressegger See Hermagor-Pressegger See Hermagor-Pressegger See is the administrative centre of the Hermagor district in the Austrian state of Carinthia . The town is named after Hermagoras of Aquileia, the first bishop of Patriarchate of Aquileia....	Carinthia
Hollabrunn (district) Hollabrunn (district) Bezirk Hollabrunn is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofLower Austria in Austria....	HL	Hollabrunn Hollabrunn Hollabrunn, is a district capital town in the Austrian States of Austria of Lower Austria, on the G?llersbach river....	Lower Austria
Horn (district) Horn (district) Bezirk Horn is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofLower Austria in Austria....	HO	Horn Horn, Austria Horn is a small town in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of the Horn .2008 Austrian Cup winner SV Horn is the local soccerclub....	Lower Austria
Imst (district) Imst (district) The Bezirk Imst is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, as well as Bavaria , but only very shortly, the district Innsbruck-Land in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the south, and the district Landeck in the west....	IM	Imst Imst Imst is a city in the Austrian States of Austria of Tyrol . It lies on the Inn River in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level....	Tirol Tyrol (state) Tyrol is a States of Austria or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol....
Innsbruck-Land Innsbruck-Land The Bezirk Innsbruck Land is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It encloses the Statutarstadt Innsbruck, and borders Bavaria in the north, the district Schwaz in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the south, and the district Imst in the west....	IL	Innsbruck Innsbruck Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....	Tirol
Jennersdorf (district) Jennersdorf (district) Bezirk Jennersdorf is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofBurgenland in Austria....	JE	Jennersdorf Jennersdorf Jennersdorf is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and capital of the district of Jennersdorf .External links...	Burgenland
Judenburg (district) Judenburg (district) Bezirk Judenberg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Styria in Austria....	JU	Judenburg Judenburg Judenburg is a town in the province of Styria in Austria. It is located on the western end of the Aichfeld at the banks of the River Mura....	Styria
Kirchdorf an der Krems (district) Kirchdorf an der Krems (district) Bezirk Kirchdorf an der Krems is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	KI	Kirchdorf an der Krems Kirchdorf an der Krems Kirchdorf an der Krems is a municipality in Upper Austria, Austria in the district Kirchdorf an der Krems . Apparently settled by 903, it has 4,104 inhabitants in a relatively small area of 3 km2, located at the river Krems....	Upper Austria
Kitzbühel (district) Kitzbühel (district) The Bezirk Kitzb?hel is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kufstein and Schwaz districts in the west, and the Pinzgau region in the east and south....	KB	Kitzbühel Kitzbühel Kitzb?hel is a city rights in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzb?hler Ache, now best known as a ski resort. It is the administrative centre of the district Kitzb?hel ....	Tirol
Klagenfurt-Land Klagenfurt-Land Bezirk Klagenfurt-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofCarinthia in Austria....	KL	Klagenfurt Klagenfurt Klagenfurt am W?rthersee is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. With a population of over 90,000 it is the sixth-largest city in the country....	Carinthia
Knittelfeld (district) Knittelfeld (district) Bezirk Knittelfeld is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	KF	Knittelfeld Knittelfeld Knittelfeld is a city in Styria , Austria, located on the banks of the Mura river.The name of the town has become notorious for the Knittelfeld Putsch of September 7, 2002, a party meeting of the Freedom Party of Austria, which resulted in the Austria legislative election, 2002....	Styria
Korneuburg (district) Korneuburg (district) The political district Bezirk Korneuburg is located in Lower Austria and borders Vienna to the north....	KO	Korneuburg Korneuburg Korneuburg is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg . Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Klosterneuburg, and is 12 km northwest of Vienna....	Lower Austria
Krems-Land Krems-Land Bezirk Krems-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria. It comprises the areas to the West and North of the city Krems an der Donau, which itself is a statutory city....	KR	Krems an der Donau	Lower Austria
Kufstein (district) Kufstein (district) The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kitzb?hel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest....	KU	Kufstein Kufstein Kufstein is a city in Tyrol , Austria, located along the river Inn River, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration displaced person camp....	Tirol
Landeck (district) Landeck (district) The Bezirk Landeck is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, the district Imst in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen and Graub?nden in the south, and the district Bludenz in the west....	LA	Landeck Landeck Landeck is a city in Tyrol , Austria with approximately 7,633 inhabitants. It is located at an elevation of about 820 m in the west of Tyrol, on the rivers Sanna and Inn River....	Tirol
Leibnitz (district) Leibnitz (district) Bezirk Leibnitz is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	LB	Leibnitz Leibnitz Leibnitz is a town in the Austrian province of Styria and at the 2001 census had a population of approximately 7,395 .It is located to the south of the city of Graz, between the Mur and Sulm rivers....	Styria
Leoben (district) Leoben (district) Bezirk Leoben is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofStyria in Austria....	LN	Leoben Leoben Leoben is a city in Styria , in central Austria, located on the Mura river. With a population of about 25,000, Leoben is a local industrial center and hosts the University of Leoben which specialises in mining....	Styria
Lienz (district) Lienz (district) The Bezirk Lienz is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It is the only district in East Tyrol. The district borders the Pinzgau in the north, the districts Spittal an der Drau and Hermagor in the east, Veneto in the south, and Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the west....	LZ	Lienz Lienz Lienz is a Town privileges in the Austrian state of Tyrol . It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district , which covers all of East Tyrol....	Tirol
Liezen (district) Liezen (district) Bezirk Liezen is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Styria in Austria.It is by far the largest district in Austria, about three times the size of other large districts, and is divided into three three "subdistricts":...	LI (BA, GB)	Liezen Liezen Liezen is a municipality in the Austrian Land of the Federal Republic Styria, district capital of the Liezen and economic center on the Enns River....	Styria
Lilienfeld (district) Lilienfeld (district) Bezirk Lilienfeld is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	LF	Lilienfeld Lilienfeld Lilienfeld is a city in Lower Austria , Austria, south of St. P?lten, noted as the site of Lilienfeld Abbey. It is also the site of a regional hospital Landesklinikum Voralpen Lilienfeld....	Lower Austria
Linz-Land Linz-Land Bezirk Linz-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	LL	Linz Linz Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the States of Austria of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately 30 km south of the Czech Republic border, on both sides of the river Danube....	Upper Austria
Mattersburg (district) Mattersburg (district) Bezirk Mattersburg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofBurgenland in Austria....	MA	Mattersburg Mattersburg Mattersburg is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the District of Mattersburg and home to a Austrian Bundesliga football team, SV Mattersburg....	Burgenland
Melk (district) Melk (district) Bezirk Melk is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	ME	Melk Melk Melk is a city of Austria, in the Bundesland of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,222 . The area around Melk was given to Margrave Leopold_I_of_Austria_%28Babenberg%29 in the year 976 to serve as a buffer between the Turkish people and Huns to east and Bavaria to the west....	Lower Austria
Mistelbach (district) Mistelbach (district) Bezirk Mistelbach is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	MI	Mistelbach Mistelbach For the town in Germany, see Mistelbach, Bavaria.Mistelbach an der Zaya is a town in the northeast of Austria in so called Lower Austria, one of Austria's nine Federal States....	Lower Austria
Mödling (district) Mödling (district) Bezirk M?dling is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	MD	Mödling Mödling M?dling is the capital of the Austrian district of the same name located approximately 14 km south of Vienna.The settlement dates back to the Neolithic....	Lower Austria
Murau (district) Murau (district) Bezirk Murau is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Styria in Austria....	MU	Murau Murau Murau is the capital of the Murau in Styria, located along the Mur river. It has a population of 2,331....	Styria
Mürzzuschlag (district) Mürzzuschlag (district) Bezirk M?rzzuschlag is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Styria in Austria....	MZ	Mürzzuschlag Mürzzuschlag 'M?rzzuschlag' is a town in Styria , Austria, with a population of 9,569 . It is the capital of the district of M?rzzuschlag .M?rzzuschlag is contemporaneously most notable as being where Nobel Prize winner for Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004, Elfriede Jelinek, was born, and is influential to books such as The Piano Teacher and Lust'...	Styria
Neunkirchen (district) Neunkirchen (Austrian district) Bezirk Neunkirchen is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria. It is located at the south-east of the state....	NK	Neunkirchen Neunkirchen, Austria Neunkirchen is the capital of the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. As of 2004 it has a population of 11,562.It was first mentioned in 1094 as "Niuwenchirgun"....	Lower Austria
Neusiedl am See (district) Neusiedl am See (district) Bezirk Neusiedl am See is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofBurgenland in Austria....	ND	Neusiedl am See Neusiedl am See Neusiedl am See is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See .Neusiedl am See is located on the northern shore of the Neusiedler See....	Burgenland
Oberpullendorf (district) Oberpullendorf (district) Bezirk Oberpullendorf is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofBurgenland in Austria....	OP	Oberpullendorf Oberpullendorf Oberpullendorf is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf ....	Burgenland
Oberwart (district) Oberwart (district) Bezirk Oberwart is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofBurgenland in Austria....	OW	Oberwart Oberwart Oberwart or Felsoor is a town in Burgenland in Austria on the banks of the Pinka River, and the capital of the district of the Oberwart ....	Burgenland
Perg (district) Perg (district) Bezirk Perg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	PE	Perg Perg Perg is a city in Austria, capital of the Perg ....	Upper Austria
Radkersburg (district) Radkersburg (district) Bezirk Radkersburg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Styria in Austria....	RA	Bad Radkersburg Bad Radkersburg Bad Radkersburg is a city in the southeast of the Austrian States of Austria of Styria and capital of the Districts of Austria of Radkersburg ....	Styria
Reutte (district) Reutte (district) The Bezirk Reutte is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the districts Imst and Landeck in the south, and Bregenz and Bludenz in the west....	RE	Reutte Reutte Reutte is a market town in Tyrol , Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district . Reutte is located on the Lech river, and has a population of 5,738 ....	Tirol
Ried im Innkreis (district) Ried im Innkreis (district) Bezirk Ried im Innkreis is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	RI	Ried im Innkreis Ried im Innkreis Ried im Innkreis is a town in the state of Upper Austria in Austria, approximately 70 km west of Linz and 60 km north of Salzburg. It is the capital of the district Ried im Innkreis and it serves as the administrative centre for the Innviertel region....	Upper Austria
Rohrbach (district) Rohrbach (district) Bezirk Rohrbach is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	RO	Rohrbach im Mühlkreis	Upper Austria
Salzburg-Umgebung Flachgau The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg , Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region, except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, which forms a district of its own....	SL	Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria and the capital city of the states of Austria of Salzburg ....	Salzburg
Sankt Johann im Pongau (district) Pongau The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg , Austria, and congruent with the Pongau region....	JO	Sankt Johann im Pongau Sankt Johann im Pongau St. Johann im Pongau or St.Johann/Pg. is a small town in the middle of the province of Salzburg in Austria. It is the capital of the district of Pongau....	Salzburg
Sankt Pölten-Land Sankt Pölten-Land Bezirk St. P?lten-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	PL	Sankt Pölten Sankt Pölten Sankt P?lten is the capital city of the Austrian States of Austria of Lower Austria. With 51,073 inhabitants it is Lower Austria's largest city....	Lower Austria
Sankt Veit an der Glan (district) Sankt Veit an der Glan (district) The District of Sankt Veit an der Glan is an administrative district in Carinthia, Austria....	SV	Sankt Veit an der Glan Sankt Veit an der Glan Sankt Veit an der Glan is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia . It is the capital of a Sankt Veit an der Glan ....	Carinthia
Schärding (district) Schärding (district) Bezirk Sch?rding is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	SD	Schärding Schärding Sch?rding is a town in northern Upper Austria, Austria, capital of the Sch?rding , and a major port on the Inn River. As of 2001, it has a population of 5,052....	Upper Austria
Scheibbs (district) Scheibbs (district) Bezirk Scheibbs is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	SB	Scheibbs Scheibbs Scheibbs is a town in Austria. It is in the Scheibbs of Lower Austria....	Lower Austria
Schwaz (district) Schwaz (district) The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the districts of Kufstein , Kitzb?hel and Pinzgau in the east, Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the south, and the Innsbruck-Land district in the west....	SZ	Schwaz Schwaz Schwaz is a city in Tyrol , Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district . Schwaz is located in the lower Inn river valley, and has a population of about 13,000....	Tyrol
Spittal an der Drau (district) Spittal an der Drau (district) The Bezirk Spittal an der Drau is an administrative district in Carinthia , Austria.Area of the district is 2,763.99 km?, population is 81,719 , and population density 30 persons per km?....	SP	Spittal an der Drau Spittal an der Drau Spittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia and the administrative center of the federal state's second largest district, Spittal an der Drau ....	Carinthia
Steyr-Land Steyr-Land Bezirk Steyr-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	SE	Steyr Steyr Steyr is a town in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria, located at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns .It has a long history as a manufacturing center, and has given its name to several manufacturers headquartered there, such as Steyr Mannlicher , Steyr Tractor, and Steyr Automobile....	Upper Austria
Tamsweg (district) Lungau The Bezirk Tamsweg is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg , Austria, and congruent with the Lungau region.Area of the district is 1,019.69 km?, with a population of 21,283 , and population density 21 persons per km?....	TA	Tamsweg Tamsweg Tamsweg is a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg near the border with Styria . It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Tamsweg and the largest town of the Lungau region....	Salzburg
Tulln (district) Tulln (district) Bezirk Tulln is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	TU	Tulln	Lower Austria
Urfahr-Umgebung Urfahr-Umgebung Bezirk Urfahr Umgebung is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria. It is named after Urfahr, a borough of Linz, seat of the district's administration ....	UU	Linz Linz Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the States of Austria of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately 30 km south of the Czech Republic border, on both sides of the river Danube....	Upper Austria
Villach-Land Villach-Land Bezirk Villach-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofCarinthia in Austria....	VL	Villach Villach Villach is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River and represents an important Junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region....	Carinthia
Vöcklabruck (district) Vöcklabruck (district) Bezirk V?cklabruck is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	VB	Vöcklabruck Vöcklabruck V?cklabruck is the administrative center of the V?cklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway, and has been ranked in the top 10 most-visited cities in Austria....	Upper Austria
Voitsberg (district) Voitsberg (district) Bezirk Voitsberg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Styria in Austria....	VO	Voitsberg Voitsberg Voitsberg is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria, with a population of 10,074, as of 2001. It grew upon the St. Margaret church at the Tregistbach river and was first mentioned in 1245....	Styria
Völkermarkt (district) Völkermarkt (district) The District of V?lkermarkt is an administrative district in the Austrian State of Carinthia ....	VK	Völkermarkt Völkermarkt V?lkermarkt is a city of about 11,000 inhabitants in Carinthia , Austria.According to the 2001 census 2,6% of the population are Carinthian Slovenes....	Carinthia
Waidhofen an der Thaya (district) Waidhofen an der Thaya (district) Bezirk Waidhofen an der Thaya is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	WT	Waidhofen an der Thaya Waidhofen an der Thaya Waidhofen an der Thaya is an Austrian town, with a population of 5,750 as of the 2001 census. Located on the Thaya river in the Waidhofen an der Thaya in Lower Austria and is the northernmost of the capitals of the Districts of Austria....	Lower Austria
Weiz (district) Weiz (district) Bezirk Weiz is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Styria in Austria....	WZ	Weiz Weiz Weiz is a small town of 8,943 inhabitants in the eastern part of Styria , Austria.Its partner city is Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland...	Styria
Wels-Land Wels-Land Bezirk Wels-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofUpper Austria in Austria....	WL	Wels Wels Wels is the second largest city of the States of Austria of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, upon the Traun River near Linz. It is not part of its surrounding Wels County , but a so-called Statutarstadt ....	Upper Austria
Wiener Neustadt-Land Wiener Neustadt-Land Bezirk Wiener Neustadt-Land is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	WB	Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt , is a town located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land....	Lower Austria
Wien-Umgebung Wien-Umgebung Bezirk Wien-Umgebung is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	WU	Klosterneuburg Klosterneuburg Klosterneuburg is a city in Lower Austria, Austria with a population of 24,442.It is located on the Danube, immediately north of Vienna, from which it is separated by the Kahlenberg and the Leopoldsberg....	Lower Austria
Wolfsberg (district) Wolfsberg (district) Bezirk Wolfsberg is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofCarinthia in Austria....	WO	Wolfsberg Wolfsberg, Austria Wolfsberg is the capital of the Wolfsberg in the Austrian state of Carinthia .The town consists of the Katastralgemeinden Aichberg, Auen, Forst, Gr?bern-Prebl, Gries, Hartelsberg, Hattendorf, Hinterthei?enegg, Kleinedling, Kleinwinklern, Lading, Leiwald, Michaelsdorf, Oberleidenberg, Priel, Reding, Reideben, Reisberg, Rieding, Ritzing, Sc...	Carinthia
Zell am See (district) Pinzgau The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg , Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region....	ZE	Zell am See Zell am See Zell am See is the capital of the Zell am See district in the Austria state of Salzburg . It is the second largest city in the Pinzgau with about 10,000 inhabitants....	Salzburg
Zwettl (district) Zwettl (district) Bezirk Zwettl is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....	ZT	Zwettl Zwettl Zwettl is a town and district capital in Lower Austria Austria. It is chiefly known as the location of Zwettl Abbey, first mentioned in October 1139....	Lower Austria

List of independent cities

City	Vehicle registration code	State
Eisenstadt Eisenstadt Eisenstadt is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. It has a population of about 12,000 .In the Habsburg monarchy, Eisenstadt/Kismarton was the seat of the House of Esterh?zy Hungarian nobility....	E	Burgenland
Graz Graz Graz , with a population of around 290,000 as of 2008 , is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria ....	G	Styria
Innsbruck Innsbruck Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....	I	Tirol
Klagenfurt Klagenfurt Klagenfurt am W?rthersee is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. With a population of over 90,000 it is the sixth-largest city in the country....	K	Carinthia
Krems an der Donau	KS	Lower Austria
Leoben Leoben Leoben is a city in Styria , in central Austria, located on the Mura river. With a population of about 25,000, Leoben is a local industrial center and hosts the University of Leoben which specialises in mining....	LE	Styria
Linz Linz Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the States of Austria of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately 30 km south of the Czech Republic border, on both sides of the river Danube....	L	Upper Austria
Rust Rust Rust is a general term for a series of iron oxides, usually red oxides, formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture....	E	Burgenland
Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria and the capital city of the states of Austria of Salzburg ....	S	Salzburg
Sankt Pölten Sankt Pölten Sankt P?lten is the capital city of the Austrian States of Austria of Lower Austria. With 51,073 inhabitants it is Lower Austria's largest city....	P	Lower Austria
Schwechat Schwechat Schwechat is a city on the south-eastern outskirts of the Austrian capital Vienna. It is mostly known for housing the city's Vienna International Airport, and for a brand of beer local to the city with the same name....	SW	Lower Austria
Steyr Steyr Steyr is a town in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria, located at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns .It has a long history as a manufacturing center, and has given its name to several manufacturers headquartered there, such as Steyr Mannlicher , Steyr Tractor, and Steyr Automobile....	SR	Upper Austria
Villach Villach Villach is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River and represents an important Junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region....	VI	Carinthia
Waidhofen an der Ybbs Waidhofen an der Ybbs Waidhofen an der Ybbs is an independent city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city had a population of 11,662 as of the 2001 census....	WY	Lower Austria
Wels Wels Wels is the second largest city of the States of Austria of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, upon the Traun River near Linz. It is not part of its surrounding Wels County , but a so-called Statutarstadt ....	WE	Upper Austria
Wien (Vienna) Vienna Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...	W	Wien (Vienna)
Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt , is a town located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land....	WN	Lower Austria