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Industrieviertel (Industrial Quarter), or Viertel unter dem Wienerwald, is the southeastern quarter of the four quarters of Lower Austria

Lower Austria

Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...

 (the northeast state of the 9 states in Austria). It is bordered on the north by Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 and to the west and south by the borders of Mostviertel

Mostviertel

Mostviertel is the southwestern quarter of the four quarters of Lower Austria . It is bordered on the north by the Danube and to the south and west by the state borders of Styria and Upper Austria respectively...

 and Styria respectively. The Vienna Woods (Wienerwald

Wienerwald

The Vienna Woods are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The long and wide hill range is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area with the Viennese....

) forms the natural border to the west, and hence the alternate name as "Quarter below the Wienerwald".

Districts

The Industieviertel is made up of the following districts:

• Baden
• Bruck an der Leitha
  Bruck an der Leitha
  Bruck an der Leitha is a city located in Lower Austria, Austria at the border to the Burgenland, which is marked by the Leitha river....
  
  
• Mödling
  Mödling (district)
  Bezirk Mödling is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria.-Municipalities:Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.* Achau* Biedermannsdorf* Breitenfurt bei Wien* Brunn am Gebirge...
  
  
• Neunkirchen
  Neunkirchen, Austria
  thumb|Neunkirchen's HauptplatzNeunkirchen is the capital of the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. As of 2004 it has a population of 11,562.It was first mentioned in 1094 as "Niuwenchirgun"...
  
  
• Wiener Neustadt
  Wiener Neustadt
  -Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...
  
  
• Wiener Neustadt-Land
  Wiener Neustadt-Land
  Bezirk Wiener Neustadt-Land is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria.-Municipalities:Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.* Bad Erlach**Brunn bei Pitten, Erlach, Linsberg...
  
  
• Wien-Umgebung
  Wien-Umgebung
  Bezirk Wien-Umgebung is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. The district comprises four non-contiguous districts on the outer fringes of Vienna: these are Klosterneuburg and Gerasdorf to the north of the city, Schwechat to its south-east and Purkersdorf on Vienna's western...
  
  

Landscape

Geographically, the Industieviertel is characterized by the level of the stone, with its brown earth soils on tertiary Molasse, like the Vienna Basin

Vienna Basin

The Vienna Basin is a sedimentary basin between the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains...

 rests on Tschernosem soils. The landscape in the area of the Vienna Basin is composed of vast agricultural areas, industrial areas and vineyards, the spa line. In Steinfeld is found, on brown earth soils, vast pine forests that were created under Empress Maria Theresa, to prevent the desertification of the arid landscape. On the slopes of the Wienerwald are formed different forest types, depending on the climatic conditions. In the east, the view extends to the horizon, the so-called "gates" that Wienerneustadt gate, which Brucker Hainburger gate and gate to separate the Rosaliengebirge and Leitha Mountains

Leitha Mountains

The Leitha Mountains are a range of low mountains in Austria lying on the boundary between Lower Austria and Burgenland.The range is an offshoot of the Alps and forms a connection to the Carpathians to the north...

, the Hundsheim and the Little Carpathian Mountains. Simultaneously, with the installation of the pine woods in Steinfeld, have been used for rosin production during 1761 - 1765, straight on the road between the towns of Wiener Neustadt and Neunkirchen

Neunkirchen, Austria

thumb|Neunkirchen's HauptplatzNeunkirchen is the capital of the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. As of 2004 it has a population of 11,562.It was first mentioned in 1094 as "Niuwenchirgun"...

, the so-called Neunkirchner Avenue, started by Joseph Liesganig with the geodetic surveying of the entire monarchy at that time.

Climate

The annual mean temperature range, depending on the location, is from 11 °C (51.8 °F) to 4 °C (39.2 °F). For example, for Wiener Neustadt

Wiener Neustadt

-Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...

(280 metres or 918.6 ft), the annual mean temperature is around 10.3 °C (50.5 °F), with approximately 630 millimetres (24.8 in) of precipitation, snow cover nearly 40 days to about 95 days of frost and sunshine around 1900 hours, in contrast to the Semmering with an annual average of about 5.5 °C (41.9 °F), a rainfall of about 970 millimetres (38.2 in), a snow cover of about 150 days, about 150 frost days and approximately 1500 hours of sunshine.

Economy

The name comes from the industrial area of early industrialization, which was already in 1783 in the Vienna Woods neighborhood, the focus of the economy. Because of its favorable location factors, such as proximity to raw material collected from wood, iron and coal, and hydroelectric energy sources, and wood, plus the sales-market of the nearby city of Vienna, industries increased here. From the two world wars, the industrial district was severely affected. After the Second World War, it was in the Soviet zone of occupation. Thus, the Soviets confiscated belongings of the USIA holdings company and installed some machinery and entire plants completely, in order to build up in the Soviet Union again. There are still a number of industries located here. Especially along the thermal line, after 1955, many small and large industrial centers were built as the industrial center south of Lower Eco Plus. Establishments in the city of Vienna were among the first that moved into this area. This meant that the district of Mödling, although the smallest district in the state, has the highest tax base in Austria.

The size of Industrieviertel is 4186 square kilometres (1,616.2 sq mi), or 21.8% of the area of Lower Austria, as a permanent settlement. However, there are only 2008 square kilometres (775.3 sq mi) available, which is 48% of the area of Industrieviertel.

External links

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