High-Austria

The Land of High-Austria ( Oberösterreich ) is one of the 9 federate states of the Austria. Its capital is Linz. High-Austria has common borders with the Germany and the Czech Republic; she has also borders with the Lands Low-Austria, Styrie and Salzburg. With a surface of 11  980 km ² and 1,3 million inhabitants, High-Austria is the 3rd Austrian state in grandeur  ; Vienna and Low-Austria has more inhabitants whereas Styrie and Low-Austria have a more important surface.

It is the Land more industrialized country. Its current governor, Josef Pühringer, has been at his head for ten years.

History

In the beginning this area belonged to the duchy of Bavaria, then starting from the XIIe century the area was attached to the duchy of Austria. As from 1490 High-Austria took a certain independence as “a principality of Austria-on-Enns”. In 1780, its territory was increased by the incorporation of the area of Innviertel (yielded by Bavaria). During the campaigns of Napoleon, High-Austria was occupied several times. In 1918, this federal state took the official name of High-Austria. After the Anschluss (March 13rd, 1938) it was famous “Gau d' Oberdonau” before being recreated in 1945 like Austrian Land of High-Austria.

Administration

High-Austria is grouped traditionally in four areas: Hausruckviertel (district of Hausruck), Innviertel (district of Inn), Mühlviertel (district of Mühl) und Traunviertel (district of Traun). This last, moreover, is divided into Salzkammergut and the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen under-area.

The territory between the cities Linz, Eferding, Wels, Steyr and Enns is ajourd' today also called Zentralraum (central territory).

High-Austria is divided into 15 districts and 3 cities with statute.

Cities with statute

Districts

Population

The Catholic church is the most important religion of High-Austria, with nearly 75% of the population. Nearly 55.000 people belong to the evangelic Church. According to the figures of the census of 2001,7,2% of the 1.376.797 inhabitants are foreign. Among those, 53,0% come from ex Yugoslavia, other dominant nationalities are the citizens Turkish and German. In the Mühlviertel district live approximately 100 Sinti, established here since the Middle Ages.

Geography

Mountains

  • Massive of Dachstein
  • Höllengebirge
  • Sengsengebirge
  • Totes Gebirge

Lakes

  • Almsee
  • Attersee
  • Hallstätter See
  • Irrsee
  • Mondsee
  • Traunsee

Rivers

  • Alm
  • the Danube
  • Enns
  • Inn
  • Krems
  • Große Mühl
  • Kleine Mühl
  • Naarn
  • Steyr
  • Traun
  • Aist

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