Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( abbreviation ''LA'' or ;
Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', , ) 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 and a population of 1.685 million people, Lower Austria is the second-most-populous state in Austria (after Vienna). Other large cities are
Amstetten,
Klosterneuburg,
Krems an der Donau,
Stockerau and
Wiener Neustadt.
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