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Upper Austria

Upper Austria (, ) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of 11,980 km² and 1.3 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth largest Austrian state by land area and third largest by population.

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History

The first reference to Oberösterreich appeared in 1264, discussing a region above the Enns River partitioned by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. Formally, it was called "Österreich ob der Enns" (Austria above the river Enns).

In 1490, the area was given a measure of independence in the form of status as a principality, but this was taken away in 1564 at the hands of the Habsburgs. In 1918, the name Oberösterreich was first formally used. When Austria was annexed by Adolf Hitler, Upper Austria became the Reichsgau of Oberdonau. After 1945, it reverted to its earlier name.

Demographics

Demographics
Date	Population
ca. 1527	335,000
ca. 1600	380,000
ca. 1700	450,000
1754	526,000
1780	601,000
1790	623,000
1800	626,000
1810	630,000
1821	651,911
1830	682,140
1840	699,324
1850	706,316
1857	707,450
1869	736,856
1880	760,091
1890	786,496
1900	810,854
1910	853,595
1923	876,698
1934	902,965
1939	927,583
1951	1,108,720
1961	1,131,623
1971	1,229,972
1981	1,269,540
1991	1,320,567
2001	1,376,700
2004	1,392,965
2006	1,405,986

Like the rest of Austria, Upper Austria is predominantly Roman Catholic. Approximately 7.2% of the population is of foreign origin, 53% of which is from former Yugoslavia. Other minority groups include those of Greek and Turkish origin. As of the last census, which took place in 2006, the population of Upper Austria is 1,405,986. To the right are historical population figures of the state.