Upper Austria

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Upper Austria

Federal State

Upper Austria | Austria

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Geographical

Basic information

Population

1.473.576
Area

11.979,90 km²
Population Density

123,00 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

14%
Pop. proportion

16%
Regions

5
Districts

18
Municipalities

440

Surface use

Wood

39.16%
Alps

0.29%
Rocks

1.20%
Fields, pastures

45.62%
Permanent crops

0.09%
Viniculture

0.01
Operational areas

1.06%
Leisure areas

0.31%
Gardens

2.76%

Upper Austria: Description

Upper Austria is a federal state of the Republic of Austria located in the north and borders Salzburg in the west, Styria in the south and Lower Austria in the east. The province also shares a border with the German Free State of Bavaria and the Czech Republic. The provincial capital of Upper Austria is Linz and the province consists of 438 municipalities.

Upper Austria: Landscapes

The Danube in Linz — The Danube in Linz.

Lake Traunsee in Upper Austria — Lake Traunsee in Upper Austria.

Church in the parish of Windischgarsten — Church in the parish of Windischgarsten.

Similio Attnang-Puchheim — Attnang-Puchheim

Reservoir above the Gosauschmied — Reservoir above the Gosauschmied.
© Marco Gruber

Dreamlike view in Unterach am Attersee — Dreamlike view in Unterach am Attersee.

Parish of Steyr St. Michael — Parish of Steyr St. Michael.
© Markus Fröschl

Water reflection at the Vorderen Langbathsee — Water reflection at the Vorderen Langbathsee.
© Marco Gruber

Dam of the power plant — Dam of the power plant.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Wonderful view in Micheldorf — Wonderful view in Micheldorf.
© Bernd Föttinger

Alpine landscape in the skiing area Hinterstoder — Alpine landscape in the skiing area Hinterstoder.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Similio Grein — Grein

Panorama from the Donnerkogel — Panorama from the Donnerkogel.
© Christian Kremser

Similio Hagenberg-im-Muhlkreis — Hagenberg-im-Muhlkreis

Light show in the district of Braunau am Inn — Light show in the district of Braunau am Inn.
© Daniel Langer

Kammer Castle in Schörfling am Attersee in Upper Austria — Kammer Castle in Schörfling am Attersee in Upper Austria.

River bank in Steyr — River bank in Steyr.
© Markus Fröschl

Similio Braunau-am-Inn — Braunau-am-Inn

Impressive mountain panorama in Traunkirchen — Impressive mountain panorama in Traunkirchen.

Summery view in the skiing area Hinterstoder — Summery view in the skiing area Hinterstoder.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Mountain panorama at the Almsee — Mountain panorama at the Almsee.
© Marco Gruber

The Klaffer Parish Church in the municipality of Klaffer am Hochficht — The Klaffer Parish Church in the municipality of Klaffer am Hochficht.

Similio Diersbach — Diersbach

Forest in Niederneukirchen — Forest in Niederneukirchen.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Panorama of St. Stefan am Walde — Panorama of St. Stefan am Walde.

The pilgrimage church in St. Wolfgang with a view of Lake Wolfgang — The pilgrimage church in St. Wolfgang with a view of Lake Wolfgang.

Autumn landscape at the Langbath lakes — Autumn landscape at the Langbath lakes.
© Daniel Langer

Wildberg Castle in Kirchschlag near Linz — Wildberg Castle in Kirchschlag near Linz.

Beautiful perspective of St. Peter am Hart — Beautiful perspective of St. Peter am Hart.

Nativity stone chapel on the Dachstein — Nativity stone chapel on the Dachstein.
© Christian Kremser

View of Ottensheim in the Upper Mühlviertel from the Danube — View of Ottensheim in the Upper Mühlviertel from the Danube.

Similio Hargelsberg — Hargelsberg

Similio Ansfelden2 — Ansfelden2

Church in Kirchdorf am Inn and the surrounding landscape — Church in Kirchdorf am Inn and the surrounding landscape.

Sarleinsbach in Upper Austria in the upper Mühlviertel region — Sarleinsbach in Upper Austria in the upper Mühlviertel region.

Natural landscape in Kefermarkt — Natural landscape in Kefermarkt.

View of Peilstein in Mühlviertel — View of Peilstein in Mühlviertel.

Colour play at the Langbath lakes — Colour play at the Langbath lakes.
© Daniel Langer

Beautiful landscape in Neumarkt im Mühlkreis — Beautiful landscape in Neumarkt im Mühlkreis.

Winter landscape around the Wurzeralm — Winter landscape around the Wurzeralm.
© Bernd Föttinger

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