Lower Austria

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

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

Regions of Lower Austria

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 edit

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 edit

Gobelinzimmer (tapestry room) in the imperial wing of Göttweig Abbey

48.064716.35811 Laxenburg castles. (updated Feb 2023)

Top excursion destinations in the Waldviertel edit

48.852215.86332 National Park Thayatal. (updated Feb 2023)

Top excursion destinations in the Weinviertel edit

48.7515.951 Retzer Land — a small wine region
MAMUZ Schloss Asparn/Zaya. (updated Feb 2023)

Top excursion destinations in the Donau region edit

48.364415.43422 Wachau — inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 with the towns Melk, Spitz, Dürnstein and Krems
48.22805615.3338893 Melk Abbey. (updated Feb 2023)
Roman city of Carnuntum

Top excursion destinations in the Mostviertel edit

47.939214.82444 Ybbstal and Ybbstal alps. (updated Feb 2023)
47.86215.2021675 Ötscher. (updated Feb 2023)
47.87233315.2348616 Naturpark Ötscher-Tormäuer. (updated Feb 2023)
47.852815.05287 Lunzer See. (updated Feb 2023)
47.791715.27228 Erlaufsee
47.77277815.3186119 Mariazell Basilica. (updated Feb 2023)
47.812915.074610 UNESCO world nature heritage Dürrenstein. (updated Feb 2023)
47.74293314.88273611 Erlebniswelt Mendlingtal. (updated Feb 2023)
48.102314.557412 Tierpark Haag (Zoo Haag). (updated Feb 2023)
Natur und Erlebnispark Puchenberg
47.819615.537513 Kameltheater Kernhof. (updated Feb 2023)

Top excursion destinations in the Vienna alps edit

In the south of lower austria are the Vienna Hausberge. (updated Feb 2023)

47.83416.04814 Hohe Wand. (updated Feb 2023)
47.689415.687815 Rax. (updated Feb 2023)
47.766715.816 Schneeberg. (updated Feb 2023)

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Salzburg

Salzkammergut, [[Hallstatt|Hallstatt]], Attersee, Traunsee, Almtal, Gosau

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