The Traunviertel is an Austrian region belonging to the States of Austria of Upper Austria. It is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria and its name refers to the river Traun which passes through the area. [1]
The district includes the Linz-Land, Steyr-Land, Kirchdorf, Gmunden, Steyr, and the city of Linz.
Major towns in Traunviertel include the capital of Upper Austria Linz, Gmunden, Kirchdorf an der Krems, and Steyr. [2]
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.
Ebensee am Traunsee is a market town in the Traunviertel region of the Austrian state of Upper Austria, located within the Salzkammergut Mountains at the southern end of the Traunsee. The regional capital Linz lies approximately 90 km (56 mi) to the north, nearest towns are Gmunden and Bad Ischl. The municipality also comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Langwies, Oberlangbath, Rindbach, Kohlstatt and Roith.
Bad Hall is a market town in the Steyr-Land district of the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Its name, Bad Hall, means "salt bath," a reference to its long history of baths and spas. It is renowned for its saline springs, strongly impregnated with iodine and bromine. Although the springs have been known since the 8th century, Hall has been noted for them only since 1855, when the springs became the property of the government.
Nußbach is a town in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Austria for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Austria is AT and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Austria, the LAU 2 is municipalities.
Vorchdorf is a market town in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria, as well as the name of the municipal area ("Gemeinde") that the town and others occupy. As of the 2005 census, the town of Vorchdorf had a population of 7,287 inhabitants.
Pettenbach is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Sankt Pankraz is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Vorderstoder is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Windischgarsten is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Since 1964, the town has been classified as a Luftkurort, a mountain spa town.
Aschach an der Steyr is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Großraming is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Laussa is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Maria Neustift is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Rohr im Kremstal is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Sankt Ulrich bei Steyr is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
The Krems is an approximately 62-kilometre-long (39 mi) tributary of the Traun in Upper Austria.
The Upper Austrian Prealps is a mountain range in Austria which, according to the Categorisation of the Eastern Alps, covers the region between the valley of the Traun (Gmunden) in the west and the Enns valley in the east, from Steyr in the north. It is usually counted as part of the Enns- and Steyrtal Prealps and Salzkammergut Prealps. Politically it covers the districts of Steyr-Land and Kirchdorf. Large parts are located within the Limestone Alps National Park.
The Pyhrn railway line is a railway line in Upper Austria. It runs 104.2 kilometres (64.7 mi) from Linz Hauptbahnhof, where it connects with the Western railway line, to Selzthal, where it connects with the Enns Valley Railway and Rudolf Railway. The line takes its name from the Pyhrn Pass through which it runs.