Upper Austria
Oberösterreich | |
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Anthem: Hoamatgsang | |
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Country | ![]() |
Capital | Linz |
Government | |
• Body | Landtag of Upper Austria |
• Governor | Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) |
• Deputy Governors |
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Area | |
• Total | 11,718.32 km2 (4,524.47 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2023) | |
• Total | 1,522,825 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €69.994 billion (2021) |
• Per capita | €46,700 (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | AT-4 |
HDI (2019) | 0.913[2] very high · 5th of 9 |
NUTS Region | AT3 |
Votes in Bundesrat | 12 (of 62) |
Website | Official website |
Upper Austria (German: Oberösterreich [ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪç] ; Bavarian: Obaöstareich, Czech: Horní Rakousy) 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.