Upper Austria

Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. 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 inhabitants, Upper Austria is the third largest Austrian state; Vienna and Lower Austria have more inhabitants, while Styria and Lower Austria are larger in area.

Related Topics:
Federal states - Austria - Linz - Germany - Czech Republic - Lower Austria - Styria - Salzburg - Vienna

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Towns in Upper Austria include

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• Ansfelden
• Attnang-Puchheim http://www.attnang-puchheim.at
• Braunau
• Bad Ischl (where Franz Josef and Elisabeth of Austria met)
• Ebensee
• Enns (city)
• Freistadt
• Fucking (popular among tourists)
• Gmunden
• Grieskirchen
• Kirchdorf an der Krems
• Lenzing
• Perg
• Ried im Innkreis http://www.ried.com
• Schärding
• Schwanenstadt http://www.schwanenstadt.at
• Steyr
• Vöcklabruck http://www.voecklabruck.at
• Wels
 
Upper Austria: Administrative divisions ►