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Lower Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in 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....
. The capital of Lower Austria (since 1986) is 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....
 — the most recent capital town in Austria. Prior to 1986, the capital of Lower Austria was 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...
, even though Vienna is not properly part of Lower Austria.






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Lower Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in 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....
. The capital of Lower Austria (since 1986) is 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....
 — the most recent capital town in Austria. Prior to 1986, the capital of Lower Austria was 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...
, even though Vienna is not properly part of Lower Austria. With a land area of 19,174 km² and a population of 1.6 million people, it is the largest state in Austria, and in terms of population second only to Vienna (which also is a federal state).

Geography

Located east of 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 ....
, Lower Austria derives its name from where it is situated on the Danube River, which flows from west to east. The state borders on Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
, and on the other Austrian states of 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 ....
, 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?....
 and 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....
. The state surrounds Vienna.

History

The history of Lower Austria is very similar to the History of Austria
History of Austria

This is the history of Austria. See also thehistory of Europe and history of present-day nations and states....
. Many castles are located in Lower Austria. Klosterneuburg Abbey, located here, is one of the oldest abbeys in Austria. Also, before World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Lower Austria had the largest number of Jews.

Administrative divisions

Lower Austria is divided into four regions: Waldviertel
Waldviertel

The Waldviertel is the northwestern region of the Austrian state Lower Austria. It is bounded to the south by the Danube, to the southwest by Upper Austria, to the northwest and the north by the Czech Republic and to the east by the Manhartsberg , which is the survey point dividing Waldviertel from Weinviertel....
, Mostviertel
Mostviertel

Mostviertel is the southwestern quarter of the four quarters of Lower Austria. It is bordered on the north by the Danube and to the south and west by the state borders of Styria and Upper Austria respectively....
, Industrieviertel, and Weinviertel
Weinviertel

The Weinviertel or Viertel unter dem Manhartsberg is located in the northeast of Lower Austria.In the east, the Weinviertel borders Slovakia at the Morava river, Central Europe....
. The Wachau
Wachau

The Wachau is an Austrian valley with a landscape of high visibility formed by the Danube river. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located precisely between the towns of Melk and Krems....
 valley, situated between 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....
 and Krems in the Mostviertel
Mostviertel

Mostviertel is the southwestern quarter of the four quarters of Lower Austria. It is bordered on the north by the Danube and to the south and west by the state borders of Styria and Upper Austria respectively....
 region, is famous for its landscape, culture, and wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
.

Administratively, the state is divided into 21 districts (Bezirk
Bezirk

Bezirk means 'district' in German language.* Stadtbezirk * Regierungsbezirk * primary Subdivisions of East Germany since 1952* Districts of Austria...
e), and four Statutarstädte. In total, there are 573 municipalities within Lower Austria.

Statutarstädte

  • Krems
  • St. Pölten
  • 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....
  • 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....


Districts

  • Amstetten
    Amstetten (district)

    Bezirk Amstetten is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofLower Austria in Austria....
  • Baden
  • Bruck an der Leitha
    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....
  • Gänserndorf
    Gänserndorf (district)

    Bezirk G?nserndorf is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Gmünd
    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....
  • Hollabrunn
    Hollabrunn (district)

    Bezirk Hollabrunn is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofLower Austria in Austria....
  • Horn
    Horn (district)

    Bezirk Horn is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria ofLower Austria in Austria....
  • Korneuburg
    Korneuburg (district)

    The political district Bezirk Korneuburg is located in Lower Austria and borders Vienna to the north....
  • 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....
  • Lilienfeld
    Lilienfeld (district)

    Bezirk Lilienfeld is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Melk
    Melk (district)

    Bezirk Melk is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Mistelbach
    Mistelbach (district)

    Bezirk Mistelbach is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Mödling
    Mödling (district)

    Bezirk M?dling is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Neunkirchen
    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....
  • St. Pölten-Land
  • Scheibbs
    Scheibbs (district)

    Bezirk Scheibbs is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Tulln
    Tulln (district)

    Bezirk Tulln is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Waidhofen an der Thaya
    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....
  • 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....
  • Wien-Umgebung
    Wien-Umgebung

    Bezirk Wien-Umgebung is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....
  • Zwettl
    Zwettl (district)

    Bezirk Zwettl is a Districts of Austria of the States of Austria of Lower Austria in Austria....


External links

  • - georeferenced photos of Lower Austria