2. Facts position: borders on Czech Republik in the North and on Slovakia in theNortheast, in the South andSoutheastitborders on the Burgenland andStyriaanditenclose Vienna capital: St. Pölten habitants: 1.607.186 populationdensity: 83 habitants/km² area: 19.177,78 km²
3. In Lower Austria arefourquartercalled: “Mostviertel“ (MustQuarter) “Waldviertel“ (ForestQuarter) “Weinviertel“ (WineQuarter) “Industrieviertel“ (Industrial Quarter) Lower Austrias quarters
4. It´sthesouth-west offromLower Austria. Thereareverymanyappleandpeartrees. Musthasthegreatestculturalimportance in thisregion. It´sseenas an identifyingcharacteristic Mostviertel
5. It´sthenorth-west partofLower Austria It´s also called “quarterovertheManhartsberg“ Thereisverymanywoods Manybigrocks, whichareverywickedy Waldviertel
6. It´s also called “areabelowtheManhartsberg“ It´sthenorth-eastpartofLower Austria It´s Austrias largestwinegrowingarea The nameisderivedfromViniculture Weinviertel
7. It´s also called “areabelowthe Wienerwald“ It´sthesouth-eastpartofLower Austria It´scalled so becauseoftheindustrialareaofearlyindustrilization Industrieviertel
8. Economy The closertheregionisat Vienna, thehigheristheeconomic potential After thesecondworldwar, Lower Austria was attheoccupiedzonefromtheSoviet Union Rehabilitation ofeconomy in 1955 (treaty)
9. Agriculture Lower Austria = agrariancountry 42% cropland 40% forestarea Most importanteconomicsectors: Animalbreeding Farming Forestry Viniculture
10. Tourism Daytrippersfrom Vienna Leisureactivitiesfor all seasons Culture festivals in summer Holidays at a farm Skiingregions