Facts Lower Austria

• Population: 1.5 million
• Area: 19,172 square kilometers, the largest federal province in Austria
• Six destinations (Waldviertel, Weinviertel, Donau Niederösterreich, Mostviertel, Wienerwald and Wiener Alpen in Niederösterreich)

Capital city

• St. Pölten, 50,000 inhabitants
• Baroque city center, significant modern architecture
• Diverse cultural program with Festspielhaus and Landestheater

Culture and tradition

• Lower Austria is the land for epicures, featuring wine, culture and hospitality
• Largest wine growing region in Austria: Over 30,000 hectares of vineyards, eight wine roads, best known for white wine, rich tradition of heurige (wine taverns)
• Twice on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Wachau Valley and Semmering Railroad
• Over 70 monasteries, fortresses and castles – e.g. Abbey of Melk or Schloss Hof
• Rich cultural offerings in the individual regions (Summer Operetta Festival in Baden, Grafenegg Music Festival, NÖ Theater Summer Festival, Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstler Orchestra …)

Directions

• Lower Austria is close to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
• It is highly accessible from abroad thanks to the Vienna International Airport
• The Land Round Vienna has first-class transportation infrastructures

Shopping

• Shopping City Süd in Vösendorf – the largest shopping center in Europe
• Shopping cities Baden bei Wien, Krems, St. Pölten and Wiener Neustadt