Place:Outline of Austria

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Short description: Landlocked country in Central Europe
The Flag of Austria
The Coat of arms of Austria
The location of Austria
Flag-map of Austria
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Austria

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:

Austria – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.[1] It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.[2]


General reference

An enlargeable topographic map of Austria

Geography of Austria

An enlargeable satellite map of Austria
Grossglockner is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria
Lake Neusiedl, at 115 m (377 ft), the lowest point in Austria

Geography of Austria

Land boundaries: 2,562 km

 Germany 784 km
 Italy 430 km
 Hungary 366 km
 Czech Republic 362 km
 Slovenia 330 km
  Switzerland 164 km
 Slovakia 91 km
 Liechtenstein 35 km
  • Coastline: none
  • Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 93rd most populous country
  • Area of Austria: 83,872 km2 (32,383 mi2) - 115th largest country
  • Atlas of Austria

Environment of Austria

The Great Walser Valley
The Untere Wildgrubenspitze, the highest peak of the Lechquellen Mountains in Austria
Wörthersee, Carinthia's largest lake

Environment of Austria

  • Climate of Austria
  • Environmental issues in Austria
  • Renewable energy in Austria
  • Geology of Austria
  • Protected areas of Austria
    • Biosphere reserves in Austria
    • National parks of Austria
  • Wildlife of Austria
    • Fauna of Austria
      • Birds of Austria
      • Mammals of Austria

Natural geographic features of Austria

  • Glaciers of Austria
  • Lakes of Austria
  • Mountains of Austria
    • Volcanoes in Austria
  • Rivers of Austria
    • Waterfalls of Austria
  • Valleys of Austria
  • List of World Heritage Sites in Austria

Neighbors of Austria

Map showing Austria and its neighbors

Austria is bordered by:

Regions of Austria

Administrative divisions of Austria

Administrative divisions of Austria

  • States of Austria
    • Districts of Austria
      • Municipalities of Austria
    • Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)
States of Austria

States of Austria

Coat of arms of the State of Tyrol
  • Burgenland
  • Carinthia
  • Lower Austria
  • Upper Austria
  • Salzburg
  • Styria
  • Tyrol
  • Vorarlberg
  • Vienna
Districts of Austria

Districts of Austria

The districts of Austria, listed by state:

Districts of Burgenland

Districts of Burgenland

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Eisenstadt-Umgebung EU Eisenstadt Burgenland
Güssing (district) GS Güssing Burgenland
Jennersdorf (district) JE Jennersdorf Burgenland
Mattersburg (district) MA Mattersburg Burgenland
Neusiedl am See (district) ND Neusiedl am See Burgenland
Oberpullendorf (district) OP Oberpullendorf Burgenland
Oberwart (district) OW Oberwart Burgenland
Districts of Carinthia

Districts of Carinthia

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Feldkirchen (district) FE Feldkirchen in Kärnten Carinthia
Hermagor HE Hermagor-Pressegger See Carinthia
Klagenfurt-Land KL Klagenfurt Carinthia
Sankt Veit an der Glan (district) SV Sankt Veit an der Glan Carinthia
Spittal an der Drau (district) SP Spittal an der Drau Carinthia
Villach-Land VL Villach Carinthia
Völkermarkt (district) VK Völkermarkt Carinthia
Wolfsberg (district) WO Wolfsberg Carinthia
Districts of Lower Austria

Districts of Lower Austria

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Amstetten (district) AM Amstetten Lower Austria
Baden (district) BN Baden Lower Austria
Bruck an der Leitha (district) BL Bruck an der Leitha Lower Austria
Gänserndorf (district) GF Gänserndorf Lower Austria
Gmünd (district) GD Gmünd Lower Austria
Hollabrunn (district) HL Hollabrunn Lower Austria
Horn (district) HO Horn Lower Austria
Korneuburg (district) KO Korneuburg Lower Austria
Krems-Land KR Krems an der Donau Lower Austria
Lilienfeld (district) LF Lilienfeld Lower Austria
Melk (district) ME Melk Lower Austria
Mistelbach (district) MI Mistelbach Lower Austria
Mödling (district) MD Mödling Lower Austria
Neunkirchen (district) NK Neunkirchen Lower Austria
Sankt Pölten-Land PL Sankt Pölten Lower Austria
Scheibbs (district) SB Scheibbs Lower Austria
Tulln (district) TU Tulln Lower Austria
Waidhofen an der Thaya (district) WT Waidhofen an der Thaya Lower Austria
Waidhofen an der Ybbs WY Waidhofen an der Ybbs Lower Austria
Wiener Neustadt-Land WB Wiener Neustadt Lower Austria
Wien-Umgebung WU; SW for the city of Schwechat Klosterneuburg Lower Austria
Zwettl (district) ZT Zwettl Lower Austria
Districts of Upper Austria

Districts of Upper Austria

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Braunau am Inn (district) BR Braunau am Inn Upper Austria
Eferding (district) EF Eferding Upper Austria
Freistadt (district) FR Freistadt Upper Austria
Gmunden (district) GM Gmunden Upper Austria
Grieskirchen (district) GR Grieskirchen Upper Austria
Kirchdorf an der Krems (district) KI Kirchdorf an der Krems Upper Austria
Linz-Land LL Linz Upper Austria
Perg (district) PE Perg Upper Austria
Ried im Innkreis (district) RI Ried im Innkreis Upper Austria
Rohrbach (district) RO Rohrbach im Mühlkreis Upper Austria
Schärding (district) SD Schärding Upper Austria
Steyr-Land SE Steyr Upper Austria
Urfahr-Umgebung UU Linz Upper Austria
Vöcklabruck (district) VB Vöcklabruck Upper Austria
Wels-Land WL Wels Upper Austria
Districts of Salzburg

Districts of Salzburg

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Hallein (district) HA Hallein Salzburg
Salzburg-Umgebung SL Salzburg Salzburg
Tamsweg (district) TA Tamsweg Salzburg
Sankt Johann im Pongau (district) JO Sankt Johann im Pongau Salzburg
Zell am See (district) ZE Zell am See Salzburg
Districts of Styria

Districts of Styria

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag BM (MZ)[3] Bruck an der Mur Styria
Deutschlandsberg (district) DL Deutschlandsberg Styria
Graz-Umgebung GU Graz Styria
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld HF (FF, HB)[4] Hartberg Styria
Leibnitz (district) LB Leibnitz Styria
Leoben (district) LN; LE for the city of Leoben Leoben Styria
Liezen (district) LI, GB (BA)[5] Liezen Styria
Murau (district) MU Murau Styria
Murtal (district) MT (JU, KF)[6] Judenburg Styria
Südoststeiermark (district) SO (FB, RA)[7] Feldbach Styria
Voitsberg (district) VO Voitsberg Styria
Weiz (district) WZ Weiz Styria
Districts of Tyrol

Districts of Tyrol

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Imst (district) IM Imst Tyrol
Innsbruck-Land IL Innsbruck Tyrol
Kitzbühel (district) KB Kitzbühel Tyrol
Kufstein (district) KU Kufstein Tyrol
Landeck (district) LA Landeck Tyrol
Lienz (district) LZ Lienz Tyrol
Reutte (district) RE Reutte Tyrol
Schwaz (district) SZ Schwaz Tyrol
Districts of Vorarlberg

Districts of Vorarlberg

Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State
Bludenz (district) BZ Bludenz Vorarlberg
Bregenz (district) B Bregenz Vorarlberg
Dornbirn (district) DO Dornbirn Vorarlberg
Feldkirch (district) FK Feldkirch Vorarlberg
Districts of Vienna

Districts of Vienna

Municipalities of Austria
Salzburg, the fourth-largest city in Austria

Municipalities of Austria

  • Cities and towns of Austria
    • Capital of Austria: Vienna (outline)

Demography of Austria

Demographics of Austria

Government and politics of Austria

Alexander Van der Bellen, president of Austria.
Parliament Building on Ringstraße, Vienna
Seat of the Constitutional Court in Vienna

Politics of Austria

Branches of the government of Austria

Government of Austria

Executive branch of the government of Austria

Austrian Federal Government

Legislative branch of the government of Austria

  • Parliament of Austria (bicameral)
    • Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat)
    • Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)

Judicial branch of the government of Austria

Courts in Austria

  • Constitutional Court of Austria
  • Administrative Court of Austria
  • Criminal court system of Austria
  • Civil court system of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

  • Diplomatic missions in Austria
  • Diplomatic missions of Austria

International organization membership

International organization membership of Austria The Republic of Austria is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Austria

Law of Austria

  • Animal rights in Austria
    • Animal welfare and rights in Austria
  • Capital punishment in Austria
  • Constitution of Austria
    • Federal Constitutional Law (Austrian act)
  • Crime in Austria
    • Corruption in Austria
    • Human trafficking in Austria
  • Human rights in Austria
    • Abortion in Austria
    • LGBT rights in Austria
    • Freedom of religion in Austria
  • Law enforcement in Austria
    • Federal Police (Austria)
    • Financial Guard (Austria)
    • Gendarmerie (Austria)
    • Municipal police (Austria)

Military of Austria

Leopard 2A4 of the Austrian Bundesheer
Jagdkommando soldiers jump out of the C-130 Hercules

Military of Austria

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of Austria
    • Navy of Austria: None
    • Air Force of Austria
    • Special forces of Austria
  • Military history of Austria
  • Military ranks of Austria

Local government in Austria

Local government in Austria

  • Government of Burgenland
  • Government of Carinthia
  • Government of Lower Austria
  • Government of Upper Austria
  • Government of Salzburg
  • Government of Styria
  • Government of Tyrol
  • Government of Vorarlberg
  • Government of Vienna

History of Austria

Battle of Vienna 1683
Panoramic view of Vienna after the city walls were reconstructed in 1548. In the middle is St. Stephen's Cathedral, behind the medieval Hofburg complex

History of Austria

  • Timeline of Austrian history
  • Current events of Austria
  • Military history of Austria
  • Rulers of Austria

By state

  • History of Burgenland
  • History of Carinthia
  • History of Lower Austria
  • History of Upper Austria
  • History of Salzburg
  • History of Styria
  • History of Tyrol
  • History of Vorarlberg
  • History of Vienna

Culture of Austria

Franzensburg castle in Laxenburg
The original Sachertorte, as served at Vienna's Hotel Sacher
Austrian Crown Jewels: Imperial Orb, Crown, and Sceptre
Posthumous painting of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1819)

Culture of Austria

  • Architecture of Austria
    • Austrian architects
  • Austrophile
  • Cuisine of Austria
    • Austrian wine
    • Beer in Austria
  • Festivals in Austria
  • Folk dance
  • Languages of Austria
    • Minority languages of Austria
  • Media in Austria
    • Newspapers
    • Radio in Austria
    • Television in Austria
  • National symbols of Austria
    • Coat of arms of Austria
    • Flag of Austria
    • National anthem of Austria
    • Honours system of Austria
  • People of Austria
    • List of Austrians
  • Prostitution in Austria
  • Public holidays in Austria
  • Records of Austria
  • Religion in Austria
    • Buddhism in Austria
    • Christianity in Austria
    • Hinduism in Austria
    • Islam in Austria
    • Judaism in Austria
    • Sikhism in Austria
  • World Heritage Sites in Austria

Art in Austria

  • Art in Austria
    • Austrian painters
  • Cinema of Austria
  • Literature of Austria
  • Music of Austria
    • Music of Innsbruck
    • Music of Vienna
    • Austrian composers
  • Theatre in Austria

Sports in Austria

Marcel Hirscher, an Austrian alpine ski racer who won a record six consecutive World Cup titles

Sport in Austria

  • Basketball in Austria
    • Austria national basketball team
  • Football in Austria
    • Austria national football team
  • Austria at the Olympics
  • Motorsport in Austria
  • Winter sports in Austria

Economy and infrastructure of Austria

A farm in Austria
Vestas V66-1.75 MW wind turbines of the Tauern Wind Park in Oberzeiring
Innsbruck Airport

Economy of Austria

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 26th (twenty-sixth)
  • Agriculture in Austria
  • Banking in Austria
    • Oesterreichische Nationalbank
    • Wiener Börse
  • Communications in Austria
    • Internet in Austria
  • Companies of Austria
  • Currency of Austria: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • Energy in Austria
    • Energy policy of Austria
    • Wind power in Austria
  • Health care in Austria
  • Mining in Austria
  • Tourism in Austria
    • Visa policy of the Schengen Area
  • Transport in Austria
    • Airports in Austria
    • Rail transport in Austria
    • Roads in Austria
      • Road signs in Austria
    • Town tramway systems in Austria

Education in Austria

Education in Austria

  • Academic grading in Austria
  • Schools in Austria
  • Universities in Austria

See also

Austria

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Austria". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/austria/. 
  2. ↑ CIA map 1
  3. ↑ In the former district of Mürzzuschlag registration plates showing the MZ- were issued.
  4. ↑ In the former separated districts registration plates showing the FF- resp. HB- were issued.
  5. ↑ Vehicle registration plates issued in the district of Liezen usually show the LI-code. However, in the former area around Bad Aussee and the area Gröbming which are nevertheless part of Liezen district registration plates showing the BA- was issued respectively GB-code is issued.
  6. ↑ In the former districts of Judenburg and Knittelfeld registration plates showing the JU- resp. KF- were issued.
  7. ↑ In the former districts of Feldbach and Radkersburg registration plates showing the FB- resp. RA-were issued.

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