It´s divided into cities with their own statute (Krems, St.Pölten, Waidhofen/Ybbs, Wiener Neustadt), 21 administration districts and 571 villages.

Province capital: St. Pölten.

It borders on the Czech Republic in the North, on Slovakia in the East, on the Burgenland in the Southeast, on Styria in the South and on Upper Austria in the West.

The river Danube splits the land into two equal parts. In the North you find the hilly Waldviertel region and the Weinviertel region in the East.

The Waldviertel is named after its richness in natural forests.

The Manhartsberg divides the country into Weinviertel and Waldviertel. Wine growing is popular in the wide valleys and on loess grounds.

Also the Wachau region - located in the picturesque Danube valley between Melk and Krems - is well known for its excellent wines.

East of Vienna, between the rivers Danube and March, there is the Marchfeld region, the biggest plaine in Austria with grain and sugar beet growing (known as the "Austrian corn chamber").

South of the river Danube you find the Mostviertel region that reaches up to the Alpine foothills, towards the Erlauf/Pielach/Traisental valleys. In the East the Wienerwald forest is located, a typical greenbelt recreation area for the Viennese.

The very South of Lower Austria is marked by the alps with the Ötscher, Rax and Schneealpe mountains.