Austria GuideAustria is a landlocked alpine German speaking country in Central Europe bordering Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, Germany and Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east and Slovenia and Italy to the south. HotelsFind hotels in Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Linz and more. ViennaVienna is the capital of the Republic of Austria and its most populous city with an urban population of 1.7 million and a metropolitan population of 2.4 million. GrazGraz is the capital of Styria and the 2nd largest city of Austria. Graz is the second-largest city in Austria, with a population of about 285,000. SalzburgSalzburg is a city in central Austria, near the German border with a population of some 148,500 in 2012. TyrolTyrol is a multi-national historical region located in the heart of the Alps. It consists of North, East and South Tyrol. StyriaStyria is a state of Austria. Styria was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and later a crown-land of Austria-Hungary. Upper AustriaUpper Austria — as the name implies — is a region of Austria. Best arrival place is Linz as it is a transportation hub. SalzburgSalzburg, is one of the smaller provinces of Austria. Composing of an area of about 7,100 km², there are only 500,000 people. CarinthiaCarinthia is a state of Austria. It is especially known for its skiing areas, and its fantastic lakes. VorarlbergVorarlberg is the westermost federal state of Austria, sharing borders with the countries of Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland and the Austrian federal-state of Tyrol. BurgenlandBurgenland is a state of Austria. Burgenland is a very lengthy state. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east, in one place only 5km. Lower AustriaLower Austria — as the name implies — is a state of Austria.