Upper Austria
federal state in the North of Austria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Upper Austria (German: Oberösterreich [ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯ç] (
listen); East Central Austro-Bavarian: Owaesdaraich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. The capital of this state is Linz.
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Geography
Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of 11,980 km2 and 1.3 million people, Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and third-largest by population.
Mountains
- die Prealps: Oberösterreichische Voralpen with Sengsengebirge and Reichraminger Hintergebirge; Salzkammergutberge with Höllengebirge and other mountain ranges
- die Kalkhochalpen: Dachsteingebirge with Dachsteinmassiv; Totes Gebirge; Parts of the Ennstaler Alpen
Lakes
Most of the large lakes of Upper Austria are in the south (Salzkammergut): Almsee, Attersee, die Gosauseen, Hallstätter See, Irrsee, Langbathseen, Mondsee, Offensee, Traunsee and Wolfgangsee. In the Oberinnviertler Seenplatte on the border with Salzburg, there are small lakes which are very warm in summer: Holzöstersee, Höllerer See, and Ibmer See.
Rivers
Ager, Alm, Aschach, Donau, Enns, Inn, Krems, Große Mühl, Kleine Mühl, Naarn, Rodl, Salzach, Steyr, Traun, Aist, Antiesen, and Trattnach.
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Administrative divisions
Traditionally the state is divided into four quarters:
- Innviertel
- Hausruckviertel
- Traunviertel
- Mühlviertel
Upper Austria has three cities with their own charta:
The country is divided into 15 districts:
Gallery
Attersee
Holzöster See
Linz – the capital
Dachstein (2995 m) – highest peak of Upper Austria
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Upper Austria.
- Upper Austria official website (in German)
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