Lower Austria

Lower Austria

Federal State

Political

Geographical

Basic information

Population

1.670.668
Area

19.186,26 km²
Population Density

87,07 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

22%
Pop. proportion

18%
Regions

7
Districts

24
Municipalities

573

Surface use

Wood

39.44%
Alps

0.22%
Rocks

0.12%
Fields, pastures

47.13%
Permanent crops

0.11%
Viniculture

1.52
Operational areas

0.89%
Leisure areas

0.32%
Gardens

2.54%

Lower Austria: Description

Lower Austria is the largest province of the Republic of Austria in terms of area. Lower Austria borders Upper Austria in the west, Styria in the south and Burgenland in the southeast. The province of Vienna is also surrounded by Lower Austria. The neighbouring countries are the Czech Republic in the north and Slovakia in the east. The provincial capital of Lower Austria has been St. Pölten since 1986. The federal state is divided regionally into the Weinviertel in the northwest, the Waldviertel in the northeast, the Industrieviertel in the southeast and the Mostviertel in the southwest. In the field of spatial planning, which divides Lower Austria into five main regions, there is also Lower Austria-Mitte. The province consists of 573 municipalities and is rich in cultural centres such as the Melk Abbey.

Lower Austria: Landscapes

Lower Austria

Federal State

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