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).

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

• 🌍 St. Pölten — the capital of Lower Austria, though that title historically belonged to Vienna
• 🌍 Amstetten
• 🌍 Berndorf
• 🌍 Baden bei Wien
• 🌍 Klosterneuburg
• 🌍 Mödling
• 🌍 Perchtoldsdorf
• 🌍 Pressbaum
• 🌍 Waidhofen an der Ybbs
• 🌍 Wiener Neustadt
• 🌍 Puchberg am Schneeberg
• 🌍 Semmering — the best known alpine resort in eastern Austria and the closest to Vienna
• 🌍 Tulln

Other destinations

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

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

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Salzburg

Salzkammergut, Hallstatt, Attersee, Traunsee, Almtal, Gosau