Just under 12,000 km², 14,000 years of history, the oldest salt mines in Europe, the cradle of Hallstatt culture, medieval art treasures, Renaissance castles, baroque abbeys, healing baths and springs, summer residence of the Habsburgs, inspiration for many artists, center of heavy industry , the burdensome legacy of the past and the prosperous present. And also captivating loops of the Danube, crystal clear lakes, panoramas of steep mountains, picturesque villages and valleys, modern cities, ancient craft traditions and culinary specialties. All this is Upper Austria, the third largest Austrian federal state by population and the fourth by area...