States of Austria

principal subdivision of Austria

The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a federal republic that is divided into nine states (German: Bundesländer):

States of Austria (in German). The unlabeled part south of Salzburg, and east of Kärnten is part of Tyrol, and called Osttirol. It was created after Südtirol was given to Italy, after the Frst World War.


Official flag State
(Bundesland)
German name Location Population
(2021)
Area (km²) Density
(p./km²)
Capital
Burgenland Burgenland 296,000 3,965 75 Eisenstadt
Carinthia Kärnten 562,000 9,537 59 Klagenfurt
Lower Austria Niederösterreich 1,691,000 19,180 88 Sankt Pölten
Salzburg(erland) Salzburg 561,000 7,155 78 Salzburg
Styria Steiermark 1,247,000 16,399 76 Graz
Tyrol Tirol 760,000 12,648 60 Innsbruck
Upper Austria Oberösterreich 1,496,000 11,983 125 Linz
Vienna Wien 1,921,000 415 4,629 Vienna (Wien)
Vorarlberg Vorarlberg 399,000 2,602 153 Bregenz