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| State | AT-4 (ISO) |
| Capital | Linz |
| Governor | Josef Pühringer (ÖVP) |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 4th 11,980 km² |
| Population - Total (2001) - Density |
Ranked 3rd 1.376.797 116/km² |
The flag of Oberösterreich |
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![]() The state of Oberösterreich on the map of Austria |
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Upper Austria (de: Oberösterreich) is one of the nine states or Länder 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. With an area of 11,980 km2 and 1.3 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the third largest Austrian state; Vienna and Lower Austria have more inhabitants, while Styria and Lower Austria are larger in area.
Towns in Upper Austria include
Upper Austria is traditionally divided into four regions: Hausruckviertel, Innviertel, Mühlviertel, and Traunviertel.
Administratively, the state is divided into 15 districts (Bezirke), and three Statutarstädte.
| States of Austria | |
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| Burgenland | Carinthia | Lower Austria | Salzburg | Styria | Tyrol | Upper Austria | Vienna | Vorarlberg | |