Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Niederösterreich | |
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| Anthem: Niederösterreiche Landeshymne | |
| Country | Austria |
| Capital | Sankt Pölten |
| Government | |
| • Body | Landtag of Lower Austria |
| • Governor | Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) |
| • Deputy Governors |
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| Area | |
• Total | 18,901.2 km2 (7,297.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
• Total | 1,698,796 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €65.035 billion (2021) |
| • Per capita | €38,400 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | AT-3 |
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| NUTS Region | AT1 |
| Votes in Bundesrat | 12 (of 62) |
| Website | noe.gv.at |
Lower Austria (German: Niederösterreich pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌ(ʔ)øːstɐraɪç] ⓘ, Bavarian: Niedaöstareich, abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which has been the capital of Lower Austria since 1986, replacing Vienna, which became a separate state in 1921. With a land area of 19,186 km2 (7,408 sq mi) and a population of 1.7 million people, Lower Austria is the largest and second-most-populous state in Austria (after Vienna).