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

• 1 St. Pölten — the capital of Lower Austria, though that title historically belonged to Vienna
• 2 Amstetten
• 3 Berndorf
• 4 Baden bei Wien
• 5 Klosterneuburg
• 6 Mödling
• 7 Perchtoldsdorf
• 8 Pressbaum
• 9 Waidhofen an der Ybbs
• 10 Wiener Neustadt
• 11 Puchberg am Schneeberg
• 12 Semmering — the best known alpine resort in eastern Austria and the closest to Vienna
• 13 Tulln

Other destinations

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

• 1 Laxenburg castles. (updated Feb 2023)

Top excursion destinations in the Waldviertel

• 2 National Park Thayatal. (updated Feb 2023)

Top excursion destinations in the Weinviertel

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

Top excursion destinations in the Donau region

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

Top excursion destinations in the Mostviertel

• 4 Ybbstal and Ybbstal alps. (updated Feb 2023)
• 5 Ötscher. (updated Feb 2023)
• 6 Naturpark Ötscher-Tormäuer. (updated Feb 2023)
• 7 Lunzer See. (updated Feb 2023)
• 8 Erlaufsee
• 9 Mariazell Basilica. (updated Feb 2023)
• 10 UNESCO world nature heritage Dürrenstein. (updated Feb 2023)
• 11 Erlebniswelt Mendlingtal. (updated Feb 2023)
• 12 Tierpark Haag (Zoo Haag). (updated Feb 2023)
• Natur und Erlebnispark Puchenberg
• 13 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)

• 14 Hohe Wand. (updated Feb 2023)
• 15 Rax. (updated Feb 2023)
• 16 Schneeberg. (updated Feb 2023)

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Salzburg

Salzkammergut, Hallstatt, Attersee, Traunsee, Almtal, Gosau