Lower Austria
federated state of 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
- 🌍 Laxenburg castles. (updated Feb 2023)
Top excursion destinations in the Waldviertel
- 🌍 National Park Thayatal. (updated Feb 2023)
Top excursion destinations in the Weinviertel
- 🌍 Retzer Land — a small wine region
- MAMUZ Schloss Asparn/Zaya. (updated Feb 2023)
Top excursion destinations in the Donau region
Top excursion destinations in the Mostviertel
- 🌍 Ybbstal and Ybbstal alps. (updated Feb 2023)
- 🌍 Ötscher. (updated Feb 2023)
- 🌍 Naturpark Ötscher-Tormäuer. (updated Feb 2023)
- 🌍 Lunzer See. (updated Feb 2023)
- 🌍 Erlaufsee
- 🌍 Mariazell Basilica. (updated Feb 2023)
- 🌍 UNESCO world nature heritage Dürrenstein. (updated Feb 2023)
- 🌍 Erlebniswelt Mendlingtal. (updated Feb 2023)
- 🌍 Tierpark Haag (Zoo Haag). (updated Feb 2023)
- Natur und Erlebnispark Puchenberg
- 🌍 Kameltheater Kernhof. (updated Feb 2023)
Top excursion destinations in the Vienna alps
In the south of lower austria are the Vienna Hausberge. (updated Feb 2023)
Understand
Get in
Get around
See
Do
Eat
Drink
Go next
Salzkammergut, Hallstatt, Attersee, Traunsee, Almtal, Gosau
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