Lower Austria

Lower Austria (German: Niederösterreich) — as the name implies — is a state of Austria.

Regions

Lower Austria is split into 4 regions each called a viertel (German for quarter).

Industrieviertel (Industrial Quarter)

Mostviertel (Most Quarter)
A hilly region with lots of beautiful countryside. Is especially pretty in mid April when trees bloom. Most is a form of cider that is grown here from pears and apples.

Waldviertel (Forest Quarter)

Weinviertel (Wine Quarter)

Cities

48°12′18″N 15°50′42″E

Map of Lower Austria

48.215.6166671 St. Pölten — the capital of Lower Austria, though that title historically belonged to Vienna
48.11666714.8666672 Amstetten
47.94277816.1036113 Berndorf
48.00333316.2311114 Baden bei Wien
48.30416716.3166675 Klosterneuburg
48.08333316.2666676 Mödling
48.11666716.2666677 Perchtoldsdorf
48.18333316.08258 Pressbaum
47.96666714.7666679 Waidhofen an der Ybbs
47.81666716.2510 Wiener Neustadt
47.78333315.911 Puchberg am Schneeberg
47.64694415.8312 Semmering — the best known alpine resort in eastern Austria and the closest to Vienna
48.33333316.0513 Tulln

Other destinations

48.364415.43421 Wachau — inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 with the towns Melk, Spitz, Dürnstein and Krems
48.7515.952 Retzer Land — a small wine region

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Salzburg

Salzkammergut, Hallstatt, Attersee, Traunsee, Almtal, Gosau

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