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Lower Austria

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Lower Austria

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Also known as Niederösterreich

federated state of Austria

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Lower Austria is a state in eastern Austria that borders the Czech Republic and Slovakia. As one of Austria's nine federal states, it plays an important role in the country's economy and government structure.

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Lower Austria (German: Niederösterreich pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌ(ʔ)øːstɐraɪç] , Bavarian: Niedaöstareich, abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which has been the capital of Lower Austria since 1986, replacing Vienna, which became a separate state in 1921. With a land area of 19,186 km (7,408 sq mi) and a population of 1.7 million people, Lower Austria is the largest and second-most-populous state in Austria (after Vienna).

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