Upper Austria

Upper Austria
Oberösterreich
Flag of Upper Austria
Coat of arms of Upper Austria
Anthem: Hoamatgsang
Location of Upper Austria
Country Austria
CapitalLinz
Government
 • BodyLandtag of Upper Austria
 • GovernorThomas Stelzer (ÖVP)
 • Deputy Governors
  • Christine Haberlander (ÖVP)
  • Manfred Haimbuchner (FPÖ)
Area
 • Total
11,718.32 km2 (4,524.47 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)
 • Total
1,522,825
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€69.994 billion (2021)
 • Per capita€46,700 (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeAT-4
HDI (2022)0.917[2]
very high · 5th of 9
NUTS RegionAT3
Votes in Bundesrat12 (of 62)
WebsiteOfficial website

Upper Austria (German: Oberösterreich [ˈoːbɐˌ(ʔ)øːstɐraɪç] ; Bavarian: Obaöstareich; Czech: Horní Rakousy [ˈɦorɲiː ˈrakousɪ]) is one of the nine states or Länder 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 km2 (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.

  1. ^ "Basisdaten Bundesländer" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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