Lower Austria

Lower Austria (German: 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.

Prior to 1986, the capital of Lower Austria was Vienna, even though Vienna is not properly part of Lower Austria.

With a land area of 19,174 km² (population 1.6 million people) it is largest state in Austria, in terms of population second only to Vienna

Located east of Upper Austria, 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, Czech Republic, and the Austrian states of Upper Austria, Styria and Burgenland. The state surrounds Vienna.

Many castles are located in Lower Austria. Klosterneuburg Abbey, located here, is one of the oldest abbeys in Austria.

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. 573 municipalities are within Lower Austria.

Statutarstädte are Krems, St. Pölten, Waidhofen an der Ybbs and Wiener Neustadt

Districts: Amstetten Baden Bruck an der Leitha Gänserndorf Gmünd Hollabrunn Horn Korneuburg Krems-Land Lilienfeld Melk Mistelbach Mödling

Districts: Neunkirchen St. Pölten-Land Scheibbs Tulln Waidhofen an der Thaya Wiener Neustadt-Land Wien-Umgebung Zwettl

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