Upper Austria

Also known as Oberösterreich

federal state in the North of Austria

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Upper Austria is a federal state located in the northern part of Austria. It matters as one of Austria's key regional divisions and an important economic center in the country.

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Population: 1535519
Area: 11982.64
Elevation: 343
Official website: www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at
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Commons gallery: Oberösterreich
Commons category: Upper Austria
P11012: Golomb coding
P12749: Ferdinand Lessing
short name: OÖ

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Upper Austria (German: Oberösterreich [ˈoːbɐˌ(ʔ)øːstɐraɪç] ; Bavarian: Obaöstareich; Czech: Horní Rakousy [ˈɦorɲiː ˈrakousɪ]) is one of the nine states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of 11,982 km (4,626 sq mi) and 1.49 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and the third-largest by population.

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