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

Splendid view of the Belvedere in the heart of the city — Splendid view of the Belvedere in the heart of the city.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Castle Laudon, a baroque moated castle in Hadersdorf — Castle Laudon, a baroque moated castle in Hadersdorf.
© Markus Fröschl

Similio 1160 Wien — 1160 Wien

Similio Halbturn — Halbturn

Forstmeister Bridge in the Laxenburg Castle Park — Forstmeister Bridge in the Laxenburg Castle Park.
© Markus Fröschl

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

Similio Fallbach — Fallbach

Similio Apetlon2 — Apetlon2

Orth Castle in Orth on the Danube — Orth Castle in Orth on the Danube.

Similio Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg — Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg

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

Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Habsburgs in Vienna Hietzing — Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Habsburgs in Vienna Hietzing.

View of Retz from a hill — View of Retz from a hill.

Similio Herzogenburg2 — Herzogenburg2

Similio 1220 Wien Skyline — 1220 Wien Skyline

Historical headquarters of the Vienna Rescue Service — Historical headquarters of the Vienna Rescue Service.
© Senad Bibik

Similio 1210 Wien — 1210 Wien

Similio 1080 Wien Piaristenkirche2 — 1080 Wien Piaristenkirche2

The centre of Mautern an der Donau — The centre of Mautern an der Donau.

Landscape in Oggau with church standing out — Landscape in Oggau with church standing out.

Magnificent buildings on the Vienna Ringstrasse — Magnificent buildings on the Vienna Ringstrasse.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

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

Stadium of the football club SK Rapid Vienna in Hütteldorf — Stadium of the football club SK Rapid Vienna in Hütteldorf.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

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

Similio Grafenegg — Grafenegg

Aerial photograph of the industrial area Inzersdorf in Vienna, Liesing — Aerial photograph of the industrial area Inzersdorf in Vienna, Liesing.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

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)

Aerial view of the Vienna Augarten with its two flak towers — Aerial view of the Vienna Augarten with its two flak towers.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

The City Tower of Korneuburg — The City Tower of Korneuburg.

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

Aerial view of the New Danube with Floridsdorf in the foreground and the Danube city in the background — Aerial view of the New Danube with Floridsdorf in the foreground and the Danube city in the background.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Skyline of Donaucity in Kaisermühlen — Skyline of Donaucity in Kaisermühlen.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Symmetry of Schoenbrunn Palace — Symmetry of Schoenbrunn Palace.
© Christian Kremser

Similio 1200 Wien — 1200 Wien

The Franzensburg in the large castle park in Laxenburg in Lower Austria — The Franzensburg in the large castle park in Laxenburg in Lower Austria.

The historic old town of Krems on the Danube — The historic old town of Krems on the Danube.

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