page_title: Lower Austria
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Lower Austria / Administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: Danube in Austria between the cities of Krems (left) and of Mautern (right) seen from the Ferdinandswarte. Deutsch: Die Donau in Österreich, Krems (links) und Mautern rechts gesehen von der Ferdinandswarte.
context_page_description: Lower Austria is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt Pölten, replacing Vienna which became a separate state in 1921. With a land area of 19,186 km² and a population of 1.685 million people, Lower Austria is the second most populous federal state. Other large cities are Amstetten, Krems an der Donau and Wiener Neustadt.
context_section_description: Lower Austria is divided into four regions: Waldviertel, Mostviertel, Industrieviertel, and Weinviertel. The Wachau valley, situated between Melk and Krems in the Mostviertel region, is famous for its landscape, culture, and wine.
  Administratively, the state is divided into 20 districts (Bezirke), and four independent towns (Statutarstädte). In total, there are 573 municipalities within Lower Austria.
caption: View of Krems at the end of Wachau valley
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