in green,
Weinviertel in red,
Mostviertel in yellow and
Industrieviertel in blue)]]
( or ''Länder'' in
Austria . The capital of Lower Austria (since
1986 ) is
Sankt Pölten — the most recent capital town in
Austria . The state borders on
Slovakia ,
Czech Republic , and on the other Austrian states of
Upper Austria ,
Styria and
Burgenland . The state surrounds
Wien (Vienna). With a land area of 19,174 km&
2 and a population of almost 1.5 million people, it is the largest state in Austria, and in terms of population second only to Vienna (which also is a federal state).
Lower Austria is divided into four regions:
Waldviertel ,
Mostviertel ,
Industrieviertel , and
Weinviertel . The
Wachau valley, situated between
Melk and
Krems in the
Mostviertel region, is famous for its landscape, culture, and
Wine .
Administratively, the state is divided into 21 districts (''
Bezirk e''), and four
Statutarstädte . In total, there are 573 municipalities within Lower Austria.
