Exploring Austria: Vienna's Place In Upper Austria

Austria is a federal republic composed of nine independent federal states, also referred to as provinces. Vienna, the capital of Austria, is both a city and a federal state. Upper Austria is another of the nine states, with its capital in Linz.

Vienna is a city and a federal state

Vienna is the capital of Austria and its largest city, with a population of around 1.8 million people. It is also a federal state, one of nine in the country. The others are Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg.

Austria is a federal republic, which means that legislative and executive powers are shared by the federal and provincial governments. Each federal state has its own elected legislature and governor, who is the head of the federal state government. The federal states can pass laws within the limits of the constitution and each has representatives in the main Austrian parliament.

Vienna has a unique position as both a city and a federal state. The mayor of Vienna has the rank of a federal state governor, while the city council also functions as a federal state parliament. However, city and federal state business must be kept separate. While the city council and the federal state parliament have identical memberships, they hold separate meetings and have separate presiding officers. When meeting as a city council, the deputies can only deal with city affairs; when meeting as a federal state parliament, they can only deal with affairs of the state.

Upper Austria is a separate federal state to Vienna. It is Austria's leading industrial region and its fourth-largest state by land area, with its capital in Linz.

Upper Austria is one of nine Austrian states

Vienna is not in Upper Austria. Upper Austria is one of nine Austrian states, or 'Länder'. The other eight are Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Vienna. Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and the third-largest by population. Its capital is Linz, and it borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg.

Austria is a federal republic, and its federal nature is one of the principles laid down in the Constitution. The country's federal states are autonomous and have their own authority in legislative matters (through the provincial parliaments) and administrative matters (with the provincial government being the highest authority). The citizens of a province may also influence provincial legislation through instruments of direct democracy.

Each Austrian federal state has an elected legislature, the federal state parliament, and a federal state government headed by a governor. The federal state constitution determines how the seats in the federal state government are assigned to political parties, with most federal states having a system of proportional representation based on the number of delegates in the federal state parliament.

Upper Austria has a population of around 1.5 million people, with 7.17% being European Union/European Economic Area/Switzerland/UK citizens and 6.46% third-country nationals. The majority of Upper Austrians are Christian, though the proportion of Catholics has decreased in recent years, from 79.4% in 2001 to 62% by the end of 2020. Upper Austria is also Austria's leading industrial region, accounting for approximately a quarter of the country's exports as of 2009.

Upper Austria's capital is Linz

Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Länder of Austria. Vienna is not in Upper Austria. Upper Austria's capital is Linz, a city that lies along the Danube River about 100 miles (160 km) west of Vienna.

Linz is a sophisticated cultural hub with a warm atmosphere. It originated as the Roman fortress of Lentia and became an important medieval trading centre. By the 13th century, it had all the outward characteristics of a city but none of the rights. It became the provincial capital in the 15th century during the residence of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and was noted for its fairs.

Linz has been the see of a Roman Catholic bishop since 1785 and has become an important cultural centre. It is home to the Johannes Kepler University, schools of art and music, a college-level Academy of Industrial and Art Design, a seminary, scientific institutes, museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, an opera house, and theatres.

Linz is also rich in historic buildings, including the old castle, St. Martin's Church (first mentioned in 799), the early Baroque town hall, the 13th-century main square with a monument to the Holy Trinity, the City Parish Church (remodelled in 1648), the old cathedral (1669-78), the Minorite (Franciscan) Church (remodelled 1752-58), and the 16th-century Landhaus ("State House").

Linz is an important industrial centre with extensive docks and a busy river-transit trade. The city's manufactures include machinery, electrical equipment, textiles, glass, furniture, beverages, shoes, rubber, and tobacco products. It is also a retail trade centre for Upper Austria, with large shopping malls and extensive wholesale facilities.

Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic

Vienna is the capital of Austria, located in the northeast of the country. It is not in Upper Austria, but it is one of the nine federal states of Austria. Upper Austria is a state in Austria, with its capital in Linz.

Upper Austria shares a border with Germany and the Czech Republic. It also borders three other Austrian states: Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area, covering 11,982 square kilometres, and the third-largest by population, with 1.49 million inhabitants.

Austria itself is a landlocked country in Central Europe, sharing borders with eight other countries: Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland. It is a federal republic consisting of nine federal states, also called provinces.

Upper Austria has a rich history, with much of the region forming part of the Duchy of Bavaria during the Middle Ages. It became a principality in the mid-13th century, known as the Principality above the Enns River. In 1490, the area gained some independence within the Holy Roman Empire. The region has been occupied multiple times, including by the French during the Napoleonic Wars and by the Americans and Soviets after World War II.

Upper Austria is Austria's leading industrial region

Vienna is the capital of Austria and is located within the federal state of Vienna. Upper Austria is a separate federal state, with its own capital, Linz.

Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Länder of Austria and is the country's leading industrial region. As of 2009, it accounted for approximately a quarter of the country's exports. The state has a population of 1.49 million people, making it the third-largest by population. It has an area of 11,982 km2 (4,626 sq mi), making it the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area.

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of Upper Austria was 65.9 billion € in 2018, accounting for 17.1% of Austria's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 39,500 € or 131% of the EU27 average in the same year. Upper Austria's "industrial share" of GDP is 18.7%, and the "producing sector" (including manufacturing, mining, energy, water supply, and construction) generates 28.8% of the domestic GDP.

The majority of Upper Austrians are Christian, with 62% identifying as Roman Catholic as of 2020. The state constitution defines Upper Austria as an independent state of the democratic Republic of Austria, and it declares its support for a united Europe committed to democratic, constitutional, social, and federal principles.

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