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Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area (Vienna is the smallest), it borders three countries: • Germany (Bavaria) • Switz...
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Tyrol

Tyrol, or Tirol, is a historical region in Western Central Europe, which includes the Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East Tyrol) and the Italian region known as Trentino-Alto A...
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Styria

Styria (German: Steiermark; Slovenian: Štajerska) is a state or Land, located in the southeast of Austria. In area, it is the second largest of the nine Austrian states, covering 16,388 km²...
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Salzburg

Salzburg (Austro-Bavarian: Såizburg) is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" with its world famous baroque archite...
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Upper Austria

Upper Austria (German: Oberösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the o...
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Lower Austria

Lower Austria (German: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria (since 1986) is Sankt Pölten — the most recent capital ...
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Carinthia

Carinthia (German: Kärnten) is the southernmost Austrian state or Land; it is chiefly famous for its mountains and lakes. It consists mostly of a basin inside the Alps, with the Carnian Alps an...
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Burgenland

Burgenland (Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko, Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék) is the easternmost and least popu...
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Vienna

Vienna (German: Wien [viːn], see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primate city; with a population of about 1.7 million ...
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