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

Bridge to Pottendorf Castle in Lower Austria — Bridge to Pottendorf Castle in Lower Austria.

Similio Grafenegg2 — Grafenegg2

View of the Old Danube in the Danube city — View of the Old Danube in the Danube city.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

The main square of Wiener Neustadt — The main square of Wiener Neustadt.

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

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

Skyline in the Danube city — Skyline in the Danube city.
© Markus Fröschl

Woodland in Schwarzau am Steinfeld — Woodland in Schwarzau am Steinfeld.

Similio 1220 Wien UNO — 1220 Wien UNO

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)

Apollo cinema and House of the Sea in Mariahilf — Apollo cinema and House of the Sea in Mariahilf.
© Koki Liu

Campus of the economic university by Zaha Hadid — Campus of the economic university by Zaha Hadid.
© Markus Fröschl

Aerial view of Floridsdorf — Aerial view of Floridsdorf.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Schönrunn Palace, imperial summer residence — Schönrunn Palace, imperial summer residence.
© Markus Fröschl

Panoramic view of Mödling with the aqueduct in the foreground — Panoramic view of Mödling with the aqueduct in the foreground.

The Danube Bridge in Tulln — The Danube Bridge in Tulln.

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

The Vienna Karlskirche near Karlsplatz — The Vienna Karlskirche near Karlsplatz .
© Markus Fröschl

Aerial photograph of the area around Gerasdorfer street — Aerial photograph of the area around Gerasdorfer street.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Night sky in Grossmugl — Night sky in Grossmugl.
© Markus Fröschl

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 from Staatz — View from Staatz.

Urban development area at the Wildgarten in Meidling — Urban development area at the Wildgarten in Meidling.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

Similio Apetlon2 — Apetlon2

Michaelerplatz in the First District — Michaelerplatz in the First District.
© Koki Liu

Famous Otto Wagner Villa in Huetteldorf — Famous Otto Wagner Villa in Huetteldorf.
© Markus Fröschl

View from the castle ruin Dürnstein — View from the castle ruin Dürnstein.
© Angelika Komposch

View of the Westbahnhof in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus — View of the Westbahnhof in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus.
© Stadt Wien (Wien von oben)

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

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

Similio Baden2 — Baden2

View from Kahlenberg in Doebling — View from Kahlenberg in Doebling.
© Jitka Šmelhausová

Similio Hardegg — Hardegg

Göttweig Monastery — Göttweig Monastery.
© Angelika Komposch

Church in Orth on the Danube in Lower Austria — Church in Orth on the Danube in Lower Austria.

Promenade along the Danube Canal in the city centre — Promenade along the Danube Canal in the city centre.
© Senad Bibik

Similio Jois Panorama — Jois Panorama