St. Pölten in Lower Austria

29 February 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Rathausgasse © Alexander Wagner

Rathausgasse © Alexander Wagner

Sankt Pölten is the capital city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria. With 51,956 inhabitants, it is Lower Austria’s largest city. Sankt Pölten is a city with its own statute (or Statutarstadt) and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel. The city lies on the Traisen river and is located north of the Alps and south of the Wachau.   read more…

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