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that is committed to democratic, constitutional, social and federal principles as well as the principle of subsidiarity, preserves the autonomy of the regions and ensures their participation in European decision-making. In its regional constitution, Upper Austria defines its position in Europe as an
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The Upper Austrian state constitution defines Upper Austria as an independent state of the democratic Republic of Austria. In its constitution, Upper Austria also declares its support for a
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Like Styria, Upper Austria is a swing state that usually has a signal character in nationwide elections. The conservative
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independent, future-oriented and self-confident region that participates in the further development of a united Europe.
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armies occupied Upper Austria as hundreds of thousands of people fled from both sides of the land front.
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As of January 1, 2021, 1,495,608 people resided in the state, of which 107,318 (7.17 percent) were
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For a long period of the Middle Ages, much of what would become Upper Austria constituted
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was used to describe the province of the new Austria. After Austria was annexed by
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Historically, Upper Austria was traditionally divided into four regions:
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majority. In 1564, Upper Austria, together with Lower Austria and the
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citizens and 96,623 (6.46 percent) were third-country nationals.
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In 1490, the area was given a measure of independence within the
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Administratively, the state is divided into 15 districts (
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Index

Upper-Austria
State
Flag of Upper Austria
Coat of arms of Upper Austria
Location of Upper Austria
Austria
Linz
Landtag of Upper Austria
Governor
Thomas Stelzer
ÖVP
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
ISO 3166 code
HDI
5th of 9
NUTS Region
AT3
Votes in Bundesrat
Official website
‹See Tfd›
German
[ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪç]

Bavarian
Czech

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