List of administrative districts and statutory cities of Lower Austria
The list of administrative districts and statutory cities of Lower Austria gives an overview of the 20 administrative districts and 4 statutory cities of the largest Austrian federal state.
The districts in the administrative structure of Lower Austria
The smallest districts in terms of area are the statutory cities of Krems an der Donau , Wiener Neustadt , St. Pölten and Waidhofen an der Ybbs , in that order. The smallest district apart from these is the Mödling district , the largest area is the Zwettl district .
If you look at the number of inhabitants, Waidhofen an der Ybbs is by far the smallest district, Baden occupies the top end of the statistics. The most densely populated district is Wiener Neustadt, the least densely populated is Lilienfeld .
In September 2015 it became known that the Vienna-Umgebung district was to be dissolved. The 21 municipalities became part of the surrounding districts on January 1, 2017.
Districts and quarters of Lower Austria
The landscape of Lower Austria is divided into four districts:
- Weinviertel (quarter under the Manhartsberg )
- Waldviertel (district above the Manhartsberg)
- Mostviertel (district above the Vienna Woods )
- Industrieviertel (district under the Vienna Woods)
These quarters have different geographical structures. While in the Mostviertel the foothills of the Limestone Alps with mountain heights around 2000 m above sea level. A. shape the landscape, the Waldviertel is mainly shaped by the granite plateau of the Bohemian Massif . In the northeast lies the hilly Weinviertel, which drops into the flat Marchfeld in the east of the country, separated by the Danube from the Vienna Basin in the south, which in turn is separated from the Vienna Woods by the thermal line running in north-south direction . These quarters therefore also form different settlement structures.
Since the division into the quarters took place before the 17th century and is no longer of any political significance today, they are not based on the district boundaries. In popular understanding, the administrative districts are perceived as a kind of sub-unit of the neighborhoods, although individual districts are clearly located in several quarters, for example the Melk district. Even the quarter borders are not clear in certain areas like along the Danube in the Wachau.
Cities, municipalities and remarks
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- Name: Name of the district, a map of the location of the district in Lower Austria. Below you will find the license plate (s) of the district.
- Municipalities: The municipalities in the district, divided into cities , market communities and municipalities . The number of municipalities of this type including the district capital is in brackets.
- Note: Additional information about the district, such as neighboring districts (administrative units comparable to districts in neighboring countries)
Note: By clicking on the arrows, you can navigate between the municipality overview and the data on the district in both directions.
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| District name, location and vehicle | District capital, cities, market towns and municipalities |
comment |
|---|---|---|
⇓ Amstetten AM |
District capital Amstetten Cities (3) |
The district of Amstetten is the westernmost district in Lower Austria and is located in the Mostviertel . The area of the district is divided into two parts by the statutory town of Waidhofen an der Ybbs . It borders on Upper Austria : in the north on the Perg district and in the west on Linz-Land and Steyr-Land as well as the city of Steyr . In the south it borders on the Styrian district Liezen , in the east lie the districts Melk and Scheibbs. |
⇓ Baden BN |
District capital Baden near Vienna Towns (5) |
The Baden district is located in the industrial district . In the east it borders on the district of Bruck an der Leitha and the Burgenland district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung , in the south on the district of Wiener Neustadt. The district is bounded in the west by the districts of Lilienfeld and St. Pölten, in the north by the district of Mödling. |
⇓ Bruck an der Leitha, Schwechat BL, SW |
District capital Bruck an der Leitha Cities (5) |
The easternmost Lower Austrian district of Bruck an der Leitha is located in the industrial district . It borders in the north-east on Slovakia with the okresy Bratislava IV and Bratislava V , in the north on the Gänserndorf district and in the north-west on Vienna . In the south and east, Burgenland borders with the districts of Neusiedl am See and Eisenstadt-Umgebung . The districts of Baden and Mödling border to the west. |
⇓ Gänserndorf GF |
District capital Gänserndorf Cities (5) |
The district of Gänserndorf is the fourth largest district in the country and is located in the Weinviertel . In the east it borders on Slovakia with the okresy Bratislava IV , Malacky and Senica and in the Hohenau an der March area on the Czech Okres Břeclav . In the south, the Danube separates the district from the Bruck an der Leitha district. In the west, the districts Mistelbach and Korneuburg as well as the city of Vienna border. |
⇓ Gmünd GD |
District capital Gmünd Cities (5) |
The northernmost district of Lower Austria is in the Waldviertel . The district shares the longest border in the west and north with the Czech okresy Český Krumlov , České Budějovice and Jindřichův Hradec . In the east the Waidhofen district borders on the Thaya, in the south the Zwettl district and the Upper Austrian district of Freistadt . |
⇓ Hollabrunn HL |
District capital Hollabrunn Cities (6) |
The Hollabrunn district is mostly located in the Weinviertel , a small part is in the Waldviertel . It borders in the north on the Czech Okres Znojmo , in the east on the Mistelbach and Korneuburg districts, in the south on the Tulln district and in the west on the Krems and Horn districts. |
⇓ Horn HO |
District capital Horn Cities (4) |
The district with the third lowest population density is for the most part in the Waldviertel , a small part is in the Weinviertel . It borders the Czech Okres Znojmo in the north, the Hollabrunn district in the east, the Krems district in the south and the Waidhofen an der Thaya and Zwettl districts in the west. |
⇓ Korneuburg KO |
District capital Korneuburg Cities (3) |
The district is located in the Weinviertel and borders Vienna in the south, the Tulln district in the west, the Hollabrunn and Mistelbach districts in the north and the Gänserndorf district in the southeast. |
⇓ Krems an der Donau KS |
Statutory city | The statutory city is located in the Wachau both in the Waldviertel and in the Mostviertel and is the smallest district in the country in terms of area. It is almost completely enclosed by the Krems district, only in the southeast does it border on the St. Pölten district. |
⇓ Krems KR |
Administrative headquarters in Krems an der Donau Cities (4) |
The district is the only one that is in three quarters. Geographically, the largest part is in the Waldviertel , the areas south of the Danube in the Mostviertel . A small part of the district is in the Weinviertel . The district surrounds the statutory city of Krems and borders the Zwettl and Horn districts in the north, the Hollabrunn and Tulln districts in the east and the Melk and St. Pölten districts in the south. |
⇓ Lilienfeld LF |
District capital Lilienfeld Cities (2) |
The district is the one with the lowest population density and is largely located in the Mostviertel , a small part protrudes into the industrial district . In the south it borders on the Styrian Bruck-Mürzzuschlag , in the east on the districts of Neunkirchen, Wiener Neustadt and Baden. The districts of St. Pölten and Scheibbs border in the west. |
⇓ Melk ME |
District capital Melk Cities (4) |
The district is separated by the Danube and includes areas in the Mostviertel and Waldviertel . It borders in the west on the Upper Austrian district of Perg and the district of Amstetten, in the south on the district Scheibbs, in the east on the district St. Pölten and in the north on the districts Krems and Zwettl. |
⇓ Mistelbach MI |
District capital Mistelbach an der Zaya Cities (4) |
The country's second largest district is located in the Weinviertel region and borders the Czech okresy Znojmo and Břeclav in the north, the Hollabrunn and Korneuburg districts in the west and the Gänserndorf district in the east. |
⇓ Mödling MD |
District capital Mödling Cities (1) |
The district in the industrial district was incorporated into Vienna as the 24th district between 1938 and 1954. Today it borders Vienna in the north, the Bruck an der Leitha district in the east, the St. Pölten district in the west and the Baden district in the south. |
⇓ Neunkirchen NK |
District capital Neunkirchen Cities (3) |
The Neunkirchen district is located in the industrial district . In the south it borders on the Styrian districts of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag , Weiz and Hartberg-Fürstenfeld , in the west on the district Lilienfeld, in the north and east on the district Wiener Neustadt, in between lies the statutory city of Wiener Neustadt. |
⇓ St. Pölten P |
Statutory city with 11 districts Harland • Ochsenburg • Pottenbrunn • Radlberg • Ratzersdorf • Spratzern • St. Georgen am Steinfelde • St. Pölten • Stattersdorf • Viehofen • Wagram |
The state capital St. Pölten is completely enclosed by the St. Pölten district. |
⇓ St. Pölten PL |
Administrative headquarters in St. Pölten Cities (6) |
The district completely encloses the statutory city of St. Pölten and borders Vienna to the east . It also borders eight districts, which are clockwise: Krems, Tulln, Mödling, Baden, Lilienfeld, Scheibbs, Melk and Krems. With the exception of a small stretch over the Danube into the Waldviertel, the district is located in the Mostviertel , and the eastern part in the industrial district . |
⇓ Scheibbs SB |
District capital Scheibbs Cities (2) |
The fourth smallest district in terms of population density is in the Mostviertel . It borders in the south on the Styrian districts Liezen and Bruck-Mürzzuschlag , in the west on the district Amstetten and the statutory town Waidhofen an der Ybbs, in the north on the district Melk and in the east on the districts St. Pölten and Lilienfeld. |
⇓ Tulln, Klosterneuburg TU, KG |
District capital Tulln on the Danube Cities (2) |
The district is divided by the Danube and includes areas in the Mostviertel and Weinviertel , a very small part is also assigned to the Waldviertel . It borders in the west on the districts of Krems and St. Pölten and in the north on the districts of Korneuburg and Hollabrunn. In the southeast the district borders on Vienna . |
⇓ Waidhofen an der Thaya WT |
District capital Waidhofen an der Thaya Cities (3) |
The fifth smallest district in terms of population density is in the Waldviertel . In the north it borders on the Czech okresy Jindřichův Hradec and Znojmo , in the west on the Gmünd district, in the south on the Zwettl district and in the east on the Horn district. |
⇓ Waidhofen an der Ybbs WY |
Statutory city | The statutory city in the Mostviertel is the most populous district in the country. The Amstetten district borders in the north and south, the Upper Austrian district of Steyr-Land in the west and the Scheibbs district in the east. |
⇓ Wiener Neustadt WN |
Statutory city | The statutory city is the second smallest district after the area and is located in the industrial quarter . It borders on the Burgenland district of Mattersburg in the east, on the district of Neunkirchen in the west and is bordered on the north and south by the district of Wiener Neustadt. |
⇓ Wiener Neustadt WB |
Administrative headquarters in Wiener Neustadt Cities (2) |
The district in the industrial quarter is the southernmost in the country and is divided into two parts by the statutory city of Wiener Neustadt. Apart from these, it borders in the north on the Baden district, in the west on the districts Neunkirchen and Lilienfeld and in the east on the Burgenland districts of Eisenstadt-Umgebung , Mattersburg , Oberpullendorf and Oberwart . In the south it borders on Styria with the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district . |
⇓ Zwettl ZT |
District capital Zwettl Towns (3) |
The district is the largest in terms of area and the second smallest in terms of population density. It is in the Waldviertel. It borders in the west on Upper Austria with the districts of Perg and Freistadt , in the north on the districts Gmünd and Waidhofen an der Thaya, in the east on the districts Horn and Krems and in the south on the district Melk. |
Data
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B = district, S = statutory city, ⇑ = link to the table above
Population and area figures according to area status 2017
- Inhabitants: states the number of residents of the district or the statutory city (as of January 1, 2020)
- Area in km²: States the area of the district or the statutory city in (rounded) square kilometers (as of December 31, 2017).
- Density: states the population density of the district (inhabitants per square kilometer).
- Born: gives the most recent birth numbers available (as of 2015 according to the area as of 2016).
- Died: gives the most recent existing death toll (as of 2015 according to area status 2016).
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| Surname | Residents | Area in km² |
Density (Ew / km²) |
Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B ⇑ Amstetten | 116,520 | 1,186 | 98 | 1,178 | 1.011 |
| B ⇑ bathing | 146.751 | 754 | 195 | 1,302 | 1,387 |
| B ⇑ Bruck an der Leitha, Schwechat | 103.735 | 703 | 148 | 397 | 470 |
| B ⇑ Gänserndorf | 104,782 | 1,272 | 82 | 849 | 1,018 |
| B ⇑ Gmünd | 36,553 | 787 | 46 | 274 | 521 |
| B ⇑ Hollabrunn | 51,033 | 1.011 | 50 | 429 | 524 |
| B ⇑ horn | 30,936 | 784 | 39 | 253 | 420 |
| B ⇑ Korneuburg | 91,254 | 662 | 138 | 623 | 696 |
| S ⇑ Krems on the Danube | 25,036 | 52 | 484 | 209 | 278 |
| B ⇑ Krems-Land | 56,487 | 923 | 61 | 483 | 523 |
| B ⇑ Lilienfeld | 25,655 | 932 | 28 | 241 | 288 |
| B ⇑ Melk | 78.191 | 1.014 | 77 | 736 | 802 |
| B ⇑ Mistelbach | 75,625 | 1,293 | 59 | 583 | 856 |
| B ⇑ Mödling | 119.115 | 277 | 429 | 927 | 1,203 |
| B ⇑ Neunkirchen | 86,343 | 1,150 | 75 | 758 | 1,021 |
| S ⇑ St. Pölten | 55,514 | 108 | 512 | 481 | 604 |
| B ⇑ St. Pölten-Land | 131,729 | 1,288 | 102 | 923 | 1.006 |
| B ⇑ Scheibbs | 41,414 | 1,024 | 40 | 420 | 376 |
| B ⇑ Tulln | 104,593 | 734 | 142 | 658 | 749 |
| B ⇑ Waidhofen an der Thaya | 25,682 | 669 | 38 | 225 | 348 |
| S ⇑ Waidhofen an der Ybbs | 11,222 | 131 | 86 | 112 | 119 |
| S ⇑ Wiener Neustadt | 45,823 | 61 | 753 | 474 | 451 |
| B ⇑ Wiener Neustadt-Land | 78,307 | 972 | 81 | 691 | 780 |
| B ⇑ Zwettl | 41,987 | 1,399 | 30th | 353 | 484 |
| Lower Austria | 1,684,287 | 19,186 | 88 | 14,599 | 17,258 |
proof
- Ordinance on the administrative districts in Lower Austria , master ordinance 0150 / 1–0 LGBl. 47/79, 1979-03-23, as amended (pdf,ris.bka)
- Law on the establishment of the political administrative districts in the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns , RGBl. No. 101/1868 (regulation of the monarchy after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1868)
- ^ NÖN: District Vienna environment is dissolved . Article dated September 10, 2015, accessed September 10, 2015.
- ↑ Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (area status 01/01/2020)
- ↑ Regionalinformation.zip (Excel file, 1,210 kB); accessed on January 4, 2018
- ↑ a b Statistical information about districts and municipalities at noel.gv.at ( Memento from June 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Burgenland | Carinthia | Lower Austria | Upper Austria | Salzburg | Styria | Tyrol | Vorarlberg
Statutory cities: Krems an der Donau | St. Pölten | Waidhofen an der Ybbs | Wiener Neustadt
Administrative districts: Amstetten | Bathing | Bruck an der Leitha | Gänserndorf | Gmünd | Hollabrunn | Horn | Korneuburg | Krems | Lily field | Melk | Mistelbach | Mödling | Neunkirchen | St. Pölten | Scheibbs | Tulln | Waidhofen an der Thaya | Wiener Neustadt | Zwettl
Former districts: Floridsdorf area | Groß-Enzersdorf | Hernals | Hietzing | Hietzing area | Pöggstall | Six house | Währing | Vienna Area
Former branch: Pöggstall
