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Niederösterreich

State	AT-3 (ISO)
Capital	St. Pölten
Governor	Erwin Pröll (ÖVP)
Area  - Total	Ranked 1st 19,174 km²
Population  - Total (2001)  - Density	Ranked 2nd 1,545,804 81/km²
The flag of Niederösterreich
The state of Niederösterreich on the map of Austria

Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Länder 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).

Contents 1 Administrative divisions 1.1 Statutarstädte 1.2 Districts 2 External link

Administrative divisions

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 Neustadt

Districts

• 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

External link

• Land Niederösterreich

States of Austria
Burgenland | Carinthia | Lower Austria | Salzburg | Styria | Tyrol | Upper Austria | Vienna | Vorarlberg

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