Bundesland Niederoesterreich - Lower Austria

1. Lower Austria(„Niederösterreich“) By Schörghuber, Muhr, Schenkermaier, Proksch, Huber

2. Facts position: borders on Czech Republik in the North and on Slovakia in theNortheast, in the South andSoutheastitborders on the Burgenland andStyriaanditenclose Vienna capital: St. Pölten habitants: 1.607.186 populationdensity: 83 habitants/km² area: 19.177,78 km²

3. In Lower Austria arefourquartercalled: “Mostviertel“ (MustQuarter) “Waldviertel“ (ForestQuarter) “Weinviertel“ (WineQuarter) “Industrieviertel“ (Industrial Quarter) Lower Austrias quarters

4. It´sthesouth-west offromLower Austria. Thereareverymanyappleandpeartrees. Musthasthegreatestculturalimportance in thisregion. It´sseenas an identifyingcharacteristic Mostviertel

5. It´sthenorth-west partofLower Austria It´s also called “quarterovertheManhartsberg“ Thereisverymanywoods Manybigrocks, whichareverywickedy Waldviertel

6. It´s also called “areabelowtheManhartsberg“ It´sthenorth-eastpartofLower Austria It´s Austrias largestwinegrowingarea The nameisderivedfromViniculture Weinviertel

7. It´s also called “areabelowthe Wienerwald“ It´sthesouth-eastpartofLower Austria It´scalled so becauseoftheindustrialareaofearlyindustrilization Industrieviertel

8. Economy The closertheregionisat Vienna, thehigheristheeconomic potential After thesecondworldwar, Lower Austria was attheoccupiedzonefromtheSoviet Union Rehabilitation ofeconomy in 1955 (treaty)

9. Agriculture Lower Austria = agrariancountry 42%  cropland 40%  forestarea Most importanteconomicsectors: Animalbreeding Farming Forestry Viniculture

10. Tourism Daytrippersfrom Vienna Leisureactivitiesfor all seasons Culture festivals in summer Holidays at a farm Skiingregions

11. Oneofthemostfamouslandmarks in lower Austria is„Stift Melk“ . It´stheemblemofthe„Wachau“. Landmarks

12. The Schallerburgis a renaissance-palace in thecentralofLower Austria. The „Schallerburg“

13. It´s a Zoo whereyoucanseemanyanimalsandthousandsofpeoplearereallyimpressedof it. „Zoo Haag“

14. Thereyoucanseetheremainsoftheold Romans-cities. „Archäologischer Park Carnuntum“

15. It´sthesecondbiggestconvent in theworld. „Stift Heiligenkreuz“

16. Mountains Schneeberg (2.076 m) Rax(highestelevation Scheibwaldhöhe, 1.943 m) Ötscher (1.893 m)

17. Rivers Ysper Kamp Krems Enns Ybbs Erlauf

18. Lakes Stausee Ottenstein Lunzer See Erlaufsee Erlaufstausee Wienerwaldsee

19. Popularrecipes: Waldviertlerdumplings Most soup Mostbratl Waldviertlerpoppies Marchfelder asparagus Wachau apricots Food