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17-462: The Franz-Josefs-Bahn ( lit.   ' Emperor Franz Joseph railway line ' ) is a standard gauge railway line in the Austrian state of Lower Austria . It runs 163.1 kilometres (101.3 mi) from Vienna , the Austrian capital, to the border with the Czech Republic at Gmünd . The line was originally built by the Emperor Franz Joseph Railway and is today owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB ). The southern terminus of

34-678: The Alps in Central Europe . They are of economic importance, including as a watershed source of drinking water . They have many accessible dripstone and ice caves . They are roughly 600 kilometres (370 mi) long. The two main groups, Northern and Southern, run parallel to the main Austrian Central Alps (also known as the Central Eastern Alps) mountain ranges, on their north and south. Together with

51-507: The Czech Republic ( South Bohemia and South Moravia ) and Slovakia ( Bratislava and Trnava Regions ). The state has the second-longest external border of all Austrian states. It also borders the other Austrian states of Upper Austria , Styria and Burgenland as well as surrounding Vienna . Lower Austria is divided into four regions, known as Viertel (quarters): These regions have different geographical structures. Whilst

68-675: The Erlauf river . The most important rivers north of the Danube (on its left bank) are the Ysper , Kamp , Krems , Lainsitz , March and Thaya . South of the Danube (on its right bank) are the Enns , Ybbs , Erlauf , Melk , Pielach , Traisen , Schwechat , Fischa , Schwarza , Triesting , Pitten and the Leitha . Lower Austria is rich in natural caves ; in all 4,082 have been recorded. Most of

85-698: The Mostviertel is dominated by the foothills of the Limestone Alps with mountains up to 2,000  m (AA) (6,500 ft) high, most of the Waldviertel is a granite plateau. The hilly Weinviertel lies to the northeast, descends to the plains of Marchfeld in the east of the state, and is separated by the Danube from the Vienna Basin to the south, which in turn is separated from

102-523: The Mostviertel region, is famous for its landscape, culture, and wine . Administratively, the state is divided into 20 districts ( Bezirke ), and four independent towns ( Statutarstädte ). In total, there are 573 municipalities within Lower Austria. 48°20′N 15°45′E  /  48.333°N 15.750°E  / 48.333; 15.750 Limestone Alps The Limestone Alps ( German : Kalkalpen ) are sub- mountain range of

119-551: The massacre in the Linear Pottery settlement area of Schletz 7000 years ago. The history of Lower Austria is very similar to the history of Austria . Many castles are located in Lower Austria. Klosterneuburg Abbey , located here, is one of the oldest abbeys in Austria. Before World War II , Lower Austria had the largest number of Jews in the country. The names Lower Austria and Upper Austria are derived from

136-754: The Austrian Central Alps, the Limestone Alps form the most westerly portion of the Eastern Alps . The mountain and hill profiles of the Limestone Alps are very varied and range from jagged peaks and sheer rock faces to high plateaus and extensive areas of karst formations. The numerous ranges of the Limestone Alps are within three mountain groupings, the Northern Limestone Alps, Southern Limestone Alps, and Western Limestone Alps: The Limestone Alps comprise 3 of

153-479: The Franz-Josefs-Bahn at Absdorf-Hipperdorf . Lower Austria With a land area of 19,186 km (7,408 sq mi) situated east of Upper Austria , Lower Austria is the country's largest state. Lower Austria derives its name from its downriver location on the river Enns , which flows from the west to the east. Lower Austria has an international border, 414 km (257 mi) long, with

170-520: The Franz-Josefs-Bahn at Tulln . Regional trains operate every hour to Eggenburg and every two hours to České Velenice . Direct service between Vienna and Prague over the route, defunct since 1992, resumed in December 2022 as the Silva Nortica ( lit.   ' Northern Forest ' ). Regional-Express trains operate hourly to Krems an der Donau , crossing the Danube at Tulln and leaving

187-872: The Marchfeld on 26 August 1278 marked the beginning of the ascendancy of the House of Habsburg in Austria and Central Europe. During the Ottoman wars in Europe , Lower Austria was the target of repeated raids by the Tatars and Ottoman Akinji mounted paramilitary units , with many people taken into slavery . Lower Austria was the site of the Battles of Wagram and Aspern , fought between invading French troops under Napoleon and an Austrian army led by Archduke Charles in 1809. The gross domestic product (GDP) of

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204-750: The Vienna Woods by a line of thermal springs (the Thermenlinie ) running north to south. Other mountains in Lower Austria may be found at Category:Mountains of Lower Austria . The state border with Styria runs over both passes. Almost all of Lower Austria is drained by the Danube. The only river that flows into the North Sea (via the Moldau and the Elbe ) is the Lainsitz in northern Waldviertel ,

221-804: The caves have formed in limestone and dolomite rocks and are therefore called karst caves . Cavities also form in the marble of the Central Alps and the Bohemian Massif. Among the largest caves in Lower Austria are: The last two are open as show caves , along with the Allander stalactite cave, the Unicorn Cave , the Hochkarschacht , the Nixhöhle and the Ötschertropfsteinhöhle . More than 200 Neolithic people were killed during

238-625: The earlier names Austria below the Enns and Austria above the Enns , references to the river Enns . Going down from its source on the northern edge of the Central Eastern Alps , the river crosses Upper Austria, then on its lower reaches forms the boundary between Upper Austria and Lower Austria. In the mid-13th century, it became known as the Principality below the river Enns ( Fürstentum unter der Enns ). The Battle on

255-722: The line is at Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof , in the Alsergrund district of Vienna . From there, the line follows the west bank of the Donaukanal to Wien Heiligenstadt and a junction with the Suburban line and the Donauuferbahn . From there, the line follows the Danube river, finally crossing it at Tulln an der Donau . At Tulln, it has a junction with the Tullnerfeld railway line  [ de ] . From Tulln,

272-581: The line runs west-northwest towards Gmünd on the Czech border. At Gmünd, the line crosses the Lužnice river and continues to České Velenice , where it splits into the České Velenice–České Budějovice railway line  [ de ] and České Velenice–Praha railway line  [ de ] . The Franz-Josefs-Bahn hosts primarily Vienna S-Bahn and regional traffic. The S40 operates at hourly intervals between Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof and St. Polten , leaving

289-510: The state was 61.0 billion € in 2018, accounting for 15.8% of Austria's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 32,300 €, or 107% of the EU27 average in the same year. Lower Austria is the state with the second-lowest GDP per capita in Austria. Lower Austria is divided into four regions: Waldviertel , Mostviertel , Industrieviertel , and Weinviertel . The Wachau valley, situated between Melk and Krems in

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