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
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Map of Lower Austria- 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 Semmering — the best known alpine resort in eastern Austria and the closest to Vienna
- 12 Tulln
Other destinations
Gobelinzimmer (tapestry room) in the imperial wing of Göttweig Abbey
- 1 Retzer Land — a small wine region
- 2 Wachau — inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 with the towns Melk, Spitz, Dürnstein and Krems