Lower Austria
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Lower Austria Niederösterreich |
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| State of Austria | |||
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| Country |
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| Capital | Sankt Pölten | ||
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| • Governor | Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 19,186 km2 (7,408 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1.1.2016) | |||
| • Total | 1,653,419 | ||
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | AT-3 | ||
| NUTS Region | AT1 | ||
| Votes in Bundesrat | 12 (of 62) | ||
| Website | www.noe.gv.at | ||
Lower Austria (German: Niederösterreich, pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstɐʀaɪ̯ç]; Czech: Dolní Rakousy; Slovak: Dolné Rakúsko) is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna has not officially been part of Lower Austria since 1921. With a land area of 19,186 km2 (7,408 sq mi) and a population of 1.612 million people, it is the largest state in Austria, and in terms of population second only to the federal state of Vienna.
Situated east of Upper Austria, Lower Austria derives its name from its downriver location on the Danube River, which flows from west to east. Lower Austria has an international border, 414 km (257 mi) long, with the Czech Republic (mainly South Moravia) and Slovakia. The state has the second longest external border of all Austrian states. It also borders the other Austrian states of Upper Austria, Styria and Burgenland as well as surrounding Vienna.
Lower Austria is divided into four regions, known as Viertel (quarters):
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