Lake District Hallstatt, Austria.
Austria is divided into 84 political districts (Politische Bezirke), and 15 Statutarstädte which form their own districts. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. A Statutory city ( Statutarstadt in Austria, or Statutární město in Czech Republic) is a city with its own municipal Law
Function
The Austrian Bezirk is roughly equivalent to the Landkreis in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The administrative office of a district, the Bezirkshauptmannschaft is headed by the Bezirkshauptmann. It is in charge of the administration of all matters of federal and state administrative law and subject to orders from the higher instances, usually the Landeshauptmann (governor) in matters of federal law and the Landesregierung (state government) in state law. Administrative law is the body of Law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of Government. A Landeshauptmann ( German for "state captain" literally 'country headman' plural Landeshauptleute or Landeshauptmänner as in Styria till 1861 Thus, the district is the basic unit of general administration in Austria.
Officials on the district level are not elected, but appointed by the state government. There are also independent cities in Austria. An independent city is a City that does not form part of another general-purpose Local government entity They are called Statutarstadt in Austrian administrative law. A Statutory city ( Statutarstadt in Austria, or Statutární město in Czech Republic) is a city with its own municipal Law These urban districts do have the same tasks as a normal district. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area
Vienna, which is both a state and a Statutarstadt, is also subdivided into districts, which are divisions used for local administration by the city government. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. A Statutory city ( Statutarstadt in Austria, or Statutární město in Czech Republic) is a city with its own municipal Law Vienna is composed of 23 districts ( Bezirke) which although they all have their own names are numbered for the sake of convenience
For more information on Austrian administration, see States of Austria. Austria is a federal republic made up of nine States, known in German as Länder (singular Land)
List of political districts
Bezirk Amstetten is a district of the state of Lower Austria Amstetten (amˈʃtɛtn̩ is a town in Lower Austria. It is the capital of the Amstetten District. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. Bezirk Baden is a district of the state of Lower Austria Baden is a Spa town and medieval city in Lower Austria, Austria, 26 kilometres south of Vienna, with a population of 25207 (2005 The Bezirk Bludenz is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. Bludenz is a city in the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. The town surrounded by mountains, is at the meeting point of five different Valleys Vorarlberg is the westernmost state ( Land) of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area ( Vienna is the smallest it borders Bezirk Braunau am Inn is a district of the state of Upper Braunau am Inn is a City in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria ( Oberösterreich) the north-western state of Austria Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Horní Rakousko is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. The Bezirk Bregenz is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. Bezirk Bruck an der Leitha is a district of the state of Bruck an der Leitha (Királyhida is a city located in Lower Austria, Austria at the border to the Burgenland, which is marked by the Leitha Bezirk Bruck an der Mur is a district ( Bezirk) in the Austrian Bruck an der Mur is a City in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz Rivers Styria (Steiermark is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. Bezirk Deutschlandsberg is a district of the state of Styria Deutschlandsberg is a town in Deutschlandsberg district of Styria, Austria. The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. Dornbirn is a city in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district ( Bezirk) Dornbirn, which also includes Bezirk Eferding is a district of the state of Upper Austria Eferding is the capital of the Eferding district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. The Bezirk Eisenstadt-Umgebung is an administrative district ( Bezirk Eisenstadt (Kismarton Železna Kapla Željezno is a City in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. Burgenland ( Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko, Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék Bezirk Feldbach is a district of the state of Styria Feldbach is a town in the southeast of the Austrian state of Styria, near the Slovenian and Hungarian border The Bezirk Feldkirch is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. Feldkirch is a medieval city in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, at, on the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Bezirk Feldkirchen is a district of the state of Carinthia Feldkirchen in Kärnten (Trg is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the district of the same name. Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Bezirk Freistadt is a district of the state of Upper Austria Freistadt (literally "Freetown" is an small Austrian town in the state of Upper Austria in the region Mühlviertel. Bezirk Fürstenfeld is a district of the state of Styria Fürstenfeld is a town and a district in southeastern Austria. Bezirk Gänserndorf is a district of the state of Lower Gänserndorf is a town on the Marchfeld, Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of Bezirk Gänserndorf. Bezirk Gmünd is a district of the state of Lower Austria Gmünd is a Town and municipality in Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria. Bezirk Gmunden is a district of the state of Upper Austria Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden. Bezirk Graz-Umgebung is a district of the state of Styria Graz (etymologically from Slovene: Gradec IPA /gradeʦ/ "little castle" with a population of around 290000 as of 2008 (of which 252852 have principal Bezirk Grieskirchen is a district of the state of Upper Grieskirchen is a town in Austria. It is capital the Grieskirchen district of Upper Austria, in the Trattnachtal valley The Bezirk Güssing is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in the Güssing (Németújvár is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is located at, with a population of 3902 ( 2001) and is the administrative center of The Bezirk Hallein is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Tennengau Hallein is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is located at along the Salzach river in the shadow of the Untersberg massif near the Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7154 km² located adjacent to the German border Bezirk Hartberg is a district of the state of Styria Hartberg is a city in Styria, Austria, the capital of the district of the same name. The Bezirk Hermagor is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Hermagor-Pressegger See ( Slovenian: Šmohor-Preseško jezero) is the administrative centre of the Hermagor district in the Austrian state of Bezirk Hollabrunn is a district of the state of Lower Austria Hollabrunn, is a district capital town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, on the Göllersbach river Bezirk Horn is a district of the state of Lower Austria Horn is a small town in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of the district of the same name. The Bezirk Imst is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Imst is a city in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol some 55 km west of Innsbruck and Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East The Bezirk Innsbruck Land is an administrative district ( Bezirk Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. Bezirk Jennersdorf is a district of the state of Burgenland Jennersdorf ( Hungarian: Gyanafalva Slovene: Ženavci) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and capital of the district Bezirk Judenberg is a district of the state of Styria Judenburg is a town in the province of Styria in Austria. It is located on the western end of the Aichfeld at the banks of the River Mur. Bezirk Kirchdorf an der Krems is a district of the state of Kirchdorf an der Krems is a municipality in Upper Austria, Austria in the district Kirchdorf an der Krems. The Bezirk Kitzbühel is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. Kitzbühel is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzbühler Ache. Bezirk Klagenfurt-Land is a district of the state of Carinthia Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Bezirk Knittelfeld is a district of the state of Styria Knittelfeld is a City in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river Communities Bisamberg Bisamberg Enzersfeld Enzersfeld Königsbrunn Korneuburg (kɔʁˈnɔʏbʊʁk is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg Bezirk Krems-Land is a district of the state of Lower Austria The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley near the border with Bavaria, Germany, The Bezirk Landeck is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. Landeck is a City in Tyrol, Austria with approximately 7633 inhabitants Bezirk Leibnitz is a district of the state of Styria Leibnitz ( Slovenian: Lipnica) is a town in the Austrian province of Styria and at the 2001 census had a population of approximately 6892 Bezirk Leoben is a district of the state of Styria Leoben is a city in Styria, in central Austria, located on the Mur river The Bezirk Lienz is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. Lienz is a medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district ( Bezirk) Bezirk Liezen is a district of the state of Styria Liezen is a municipality in the Austrian Land of the Federal Republic Styria, district capital of the district of the same name and economic center on the Bezirk Lilienfeld is a district of the state of Lower Austria Lilienfeld is a city in Lower Austria (Niederösterreich Austria, south of St Bezirk Linz-Land is a district of the state of Upper Austria Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Bezirk Mattersburg is a district of the state of Burgenland Mattersburg (formerly Mattersdorf, Nagymarton Croatian: Materštof) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. Bezirk Melk is a district of the state of Lower Austria Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase, also known as MELK, is a human Gene. Bezirk Mistelbach is a district of the state of Lower Austria For the town in Germany see Mistelbach Bavaria. Mistelbach an der Zaya (Mistelbach on the (River Zaya is a town in the northeast of Austria in so Bezirk Mödling is a district of the state of Lower Austria Mödling is the capital of the Austrian district of the same name located approximately 14 km south of Vienna. Bezirk Murau is a district of the state of Styria Murau is the capital of the district of the same name in Styria, located along the Mur river Bezirk Mürzzuschlag is a district of the state of Styria Mürzzuschlag is a town in Styria, Austria, with a population of 9569 (2001 Bezirk Neunkirchen is a district of the state of Lower Neunkirchen is the capital of the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Bezirk Neusiedl am See is a district of the state of Burgenland Neusiedl am See (Hungarian Nezsider) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See. Bezirk Oberpullendorf is a district of the state of Burgenland Oberpullendorf (Felsőpulya is a town in Burgenland, Austria. Bezirk Oberwart is a district of the state of Burgenland Oberwart or Felsőőr (Oberwart; Felsőőr Croatian: Gornja Borta) is a town in Burgenland in Austria on the banks of the Pinka Bezirk Perg is a district of the state of Upper Austria Perg is a city in Austria, capital of the district of the same name. Bezirk Radkersburg is a district of the state of Styria Bad Radkersburg ( Slovenian Radgona) is a city in the southeast of the Austrian state of Styria and capital of the district The Bezirk Reutte is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. Reutte is a Market town in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district ( Districts of Austria Bezirk Ried im Innkreis is a district of the state of Upper Ried im Innkreis is a town in the State of Upper Austria ( Oberösterreich) in Austria, approximately 70 km Bezirk Rohrbach is a district of the state of Upper Austria Rohrbach in Oberösterreich is a town and capital of the district of Rohrbach in Upper Austria, Austria. The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the St Johann im Pongau or StJohann/Pg (in Bavarian: Saiga Hòns) is a small town in the middle of the province of Salzburg in Austria Bezirk St Pölten-Land is a district of the state of Lower Sankt Pölten ( St Pölten) is the capital city of the Austrian State of Lower Austria. Communities The district is divided into 20 municipalities of which 4 are towns and 9 are Market towns Towns Althofen (4732 Sankt Veit an der Glan ( Slovene: Šentvid ob Glini is a Town in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Bezirk Schärding is a district of the state of Upper Austria Schärding is a town in northern Upper Austria, Austria, capital of the district of the same name, and a major port on the Inn River. Bezirk Scheibbs is a district of the state of Lower Austria Scheibbs is a town in Austria. It is in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria. The Bezirk Schwaz is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. Schwaz is a city in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district ( Bezirk) The Bezirk Spittal an der Drau is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in Carinthia, Austria. Spittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia and the administrative center of the federal state's second largest district Bezirk Steyr-Land is a district of the state of Upper Austria Steyr is a town in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria, located at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. The Bezirk Tamsweg is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Lungau Tamsweg is a Market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg near the border with Styria. Bezirk Tulln is a district of the state of Lower Austria Tulln an der Donau ( Tulln on the Danube) is a town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, and the seat of the Tulln district Bezirk Urfahr Umgebung is a district of the state of Upper Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Bezirk Villach-Land is a district of the state of Carinthia Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Bezirk Vöcklabruck is a district of the state of Upper Vöcklabruck (fœklaˈbʁʊk is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district Austria. Bezirk Voitsberg is a district of the state of Styria Voitsberg is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria, with a population of 10074 as of 2001 Municipalities Völkermarkt is divided into 13 municipalities of which 2 are towns and 3 Market towns Towns Bleiburg ( Slov Völkermarkt (Velikovec is a City of about 11000 inhabitants in Carinthia, Austria. Bezirk Waidhofen an der Thaya is a district of the state of Waidhofen an der Thaya is an Austrian town with a population of 5750 as of the 2001 census Bezirk Weiz is a district of the state of Styria Weiz is a small town of 8943 inhabitants in the eastern part of Styria, Austria. Bezirk Wels-Land is a district of the state of Upper Austria Wels is the second largest City of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, upon the Traun River near Linz Bezirk Wiener Neustadt-Land is a district of the state of Wiener Neustadt (Bécsújhely is a town located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria. Bezirk Wien-Umgebung is a district of the state of Lower Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district ( Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau Zell am See is the capital of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Bezirk Zwettl is a district of the state of Lower Austria Zwettl is a town and district capital in Lower Austria, Austria.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic