Upper Austria is a state (Bundesland) located in the northern part of Austria. It has a population of over 1.4 million people and its capital and largest city is Linz. Upper Austria is traditionally divided into four regions - Hausruckviertel, Innviertel, Mühlviertel, and Traunviertel. The state has a number of historic castles, palaces, and monuments and provides various outdoor activities for residents and tourists such as skiing, golfing, hiking, and cycling.

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2. Information Country: Austria Capital: Linz Government: Governor Josef Pühringer Area: total 4.625.5 sq mi Population: total 1.405,986density 304/sq mi Website: www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at

3. Location in Austria Upper Austria

4. The Fourquarters

5. Administrative divisions Upper Austria istraditionallydividedintofourregions: Hausruckviertel, Innviertel, Mühlviertel, andTraunviertel Statutorycity Linz Steyr Wels Districts Braunau am Inn Eferding Freistadt Gmunden Grieskirchen Kirchdorf an der Krems Linz-Land Perg Ried im Innkreis Rohrbach Schärding Steyr-Land Urfahr-Umgebung Vöcklabruck Wels-Land

6. Hausruckviertel Name: oftherangeofhills, theHausruck, that pass throughtheregion Major towns: 1) Wels 2) Eferding 3) Grieskirchen 4) Vöcklabruck 2 3 1 4

7. Innviertel originally belonged to the Duchy of Bavaria Then called Innbaiern and two roles: a strategically as a defence line aigainst economically as arable land for farming Major towns: 1) Schärding 2) Braunau/Inn 3) Ried/Innkreis 1 3 2

8. Mühlviertel Itisnamedfortworivers Große Mühl Kleine Mühl Major towns: 1) Rohrbach 2) Bad Leonfelden 3) Freistadt 4) Perg 1 3 2 4

9. Traunviertel Itisnamereferstotheriver Traun whichpassesthroughthearea Major towns: 1) Linz (capital) 2) Gmunden 3) Kirchdorf/Krems 4) Steyr 1 4 2 3

10. Sightsand Monuments

11. Sights in Upper Austria Burg Wels Bad Ischl: emperorvilla Palace museum Linz Kirchdorf/Inn: palace Katzenberg

12. Monument ofUpper Austria Adalbert Stifter Monument Bruckner Organ Memorial Mauthausen Sunclock

13. Activities

14. Summer activities Summersledge in Windischgarsten Golf in 27 clubs Ride thebikearoundthe national park Kalkalpen

15. Winter activities To ski in overmorethan 40 skiingareas Toshoottheicestock Toice-skate

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