N-E plains and hills

Northeastern plains and hills

Topography

Northeastern plains and hills

Basic information

Population

3.007.337
Area

10.196,44 km²
Population Density

294,93 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

12%
Pop. proportion

34%
Landscapes

16
Municipalities

363

Surface use

Wood

20.44%
Alps

0.01%
Rocks

0.01%
Fields, pastures

55.90%
Permanent crops

0.28%
Gardens

4.02%
Rivers, brooks

1.14%
Lakes, ponds

1.75%

Northeastern plains and hills: Description

The north-eastern flat and hilly country is the easternmost topography of Austria and encompasses Vienna as a whole, making the north-eastern flat and hilly country the most populous topography in Austria, as well as parts of Lower Austria and Burgenland. The topography borders Slovakia in the northeast and Hungary in the southeast. In terms of landscape, it is characterised in particular by the Danube, the March and Lake Neusiedl.

Northeastern plains and hills: Landscapes

Similio Aggsbach Nordostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland — Aggsbach Nordostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland

Similio NeusiedlerSee Nordostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland — NeusiedlerSee Nordostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland

Similio Wien-Donau-Panorama Nordostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland — Wien-Donau-Panorama Nordostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland

Similio Durnstein2 — Durnstein2

Similio 1220 Wien Skyline — 1220 Wien Skyline

The famous Nibelungen Fountain in Tulln on the Danube — The famous Nibelungen Fountain in Tulln on the Danube.

Similio Herzogenburg2 — Herzogenburg2

The Gothic west tower of the parish church of St. James in Rossatz-Arnsdorf — The Gothic west tower of the parish church of St. James in Rossatz-Arnsdorf.

Danube Canal and 9th district from a slightly different perspective — Danube Canal and 9th district from a slightly different perspective.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Similio Eckartsau2 — Eckartsau2

Perspective of Kreuzenstein Castle in Leobendorf in the district of Korneuburg — Perspective of Kreuzenstein Castle in Leobendorf in the district of Korneuburg.

Spa Vienna in Favoriten — Spa Vienna in Favoriten.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

The main sewage treatment plant in Vienna, Simmering — The main sewage treatment plant in Vienna, Simmering.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Similio Illmitz — Illmitz

The Vienna Arsenal, the brick building — The Vienna Arsenal, the brick building.
© Markus Fröschl

Kreuzenstein castle — Kreuzenstein castle.
© Angelika Komposch

Similio Edelstal — Edelstal

The former Sophienspital in new building — The former Sophienspital in new building.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Similio Frauenkirchen — Frauenkirchen

Similio Drasenhofen — Drasenhofen

Similio Grafenegg — Grafenegg

Colourful row of houses in Rabensburg — Colourful row of houses in Rabensburg.

Similio 1100 Wien Hauptbahnhof — 1100 Wien Hauptbahnhof

Similio 1020 Wien Riesenrad Prater Vienna — 1020 Wien Riesenrad Prater Vienna

Aerial photograph of the Vienna Prater in the 2nd district — Aerial photograph of the Vienna Prater in the 2nd district.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

A colourful row of houses in Rossatz-Arnsdorf — A colourful row of houses in Rossatz-Arnsdorf.

Black tower of Moedling — Black tower of Moedling.
© Markus Fröschl

Pottendorf Castle and the surrounding moat — Pottendorf Castle and the surrounding moat.

Similio Falkenstein — Falkenstein

Similio 1210 Wien — 1210 Wien

Similio Eckartsau — Eckartsau

Area around the Hausfeldstraße in the Danube city — Area around the Hausfeldstraße in the Danube city.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Similio Durnstein — Durnstein

Garage of the Wiener Linien in Floridsdorf — Garage of the Wiener Linien in Floridsdorf.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

The so-called Wienerblick in the Lainzer zoological garden — The so-called Wienerblick in the Lainzer zoological garden.
© Markus Fröschl

Similio 1200 Wien — 1200 Wien

Similio Jois — Jois

The Vienna Ferris Wheel in the Prater — The Vienna Ferris Wheel in the Prater.
© Markus Fröschl

Centre of Korneuburg with the city tower in the background — Centre of Korneuburg with the city tower in the background.

Schwallenbach in the community of Spitz in the Wachau — Schwallenbach in the community of Spitz in the Wachau.
© Angelika Komposch