Upper Austria 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.
Central or Middle Bavarian form a subgroup of Bavarian dialects in large parts of Austria and the German state of Bavaria along the Danube river, on the northern side of the Eastern Alps. They are spoken in the 'Old Bavarian' regions of Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria and in the adjacent parts of the Upper Palatinate region around Regensburg, in Upper and Lower Austria, in Vienna, in the state of Salzburg, as well as in the northern and eastern parts of Styria and Burgenland. Before 1945 and the expulsions of the Germans, it was also spoken in Hungary and southern Bohemia and Moravia. It also influenced Austrian German.
Pilsbach is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
The Großer Priel is, at 2,515 metres above the Adriatic (8,251 ft), the highest mountain of the Totes Gebirge range, located in the Traunviertel region of Upper Austria. It ranks among the ultra prominent peaks of the Alps. Part of the Northern Limestone Alps, its steep Dachstein cliffs form the northeastern rim of a large karst plateau and are visible from afar across the Alpine Foreland.
Eschelberg is a town in Upper Austria, Austria. It is part of the municipality of Sankt Gotthard im Mühlkreis. The town was first fortified in 1206 and the castle there was built around 1598.
The Archduchy of Austria was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire and the nucleus of the Habsburg monarchy. With its capital at Vienna, the archduchy was centered at the Empire's southeastern periphery.
The Mühlviertel is an Austrian region belonging to the state of Upper Austria: it is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria, the others being Hausruckviertel, Traunviertel, and Innviertel. It is named after the three rivers Große Mühl, Kleine Mühl, and Steinerne Mühl.
The Austrian Landesliga is the fourth tier of football in Austria. It is divided into nine conferences — one for each Austrian state:
Gschütt Pass is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Bundesländer of Salzburg and Upper Austria.
Pyhrn Pass is a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Austrian states of Upper Austria and Styria.
Schubert is a crater on Mercury. It was named after Franz Schubert, a famous Austrian composer, by the IAU in 1976.
Ostermiething is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Altschwendt is a municipality in the district of Schärding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Burgruine Steinschloß is a castle in Styria, Austria.
Burg Clam is a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. Burg Clam is 337 metres (1,106 ft) above sea level.
Burg Neuhaus is a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. Burg Neuhaus is 420 metres (1,380 ft) above sea level.
Burg Pürnstein is a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. Burg Pürnstein is 537 metres (1,762 ft) above sea level.
Burg Vichtenstein is a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. Burg Vichtenstein is 531 metres (1,742 ft) above sea level.
The Gail Valley dialect is the westernmost Slovene dialect in the Carinthian dialect group, spoken in parts of southern Carinthia in Austria, in the northeasternmost part of the Province of Udine in Italy, and in northeastern Upper Carniola in Slovenia.
The Oberösterreichrundfahrt is a cycling race held annually in the Austrian state Upper Austria. It was created in 2010 and is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a category 2.2 race.
