Mostviertel

{{Short description|Subdivision of the region of Lower Austria}} {{Title language|de}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{About|the region|the National Council electoral district|Mostviertel (National Council electoral district)}} {{Quarters of Lower Austria}}

'''''Mostviertel''''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmɔstˌfɪʁtl̩|lang|audio=De-Mostviertel.ogg}}; English: '''Most'' Quarter') is the southwestern quarter of the four quarters of Lower Austria (the northeast state of the 9 states in 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. The {{lang|de|Wienerwald}} forms the natural border to the east and gives the quarter its second name, "The Quarter over the {{lang|de|Wienerwald}}".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lower-austria.info/mostviertel|title=Mostviertel - Lower Austrian regions|website=Niederösterreich|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

The name {{lang|de|Mostviertel}} comes from the term {{wikt-lang|de|Most}}, which refers to the perry and cider made in the region. The lands between the Rivers {{lang|de|Ybbs|italic=no}} and {{lang|de|Enns|italic=no}} enjoy favorable conditions for growing fruit trees and are therefore the heart of a flourishing most industry. The Perry tree blossom in April is a regular highlight of the region. Typical in the {{lang|de|Mostviertel}} are vast meadows of mixed orchards surrounding a farmhouse, in the center of which is usually a square courtyard, and the lightly rolling foothills of the Alps.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mostviertel.at/en/pear-blossom-time|title=Perry tree blossom - Nature & Hiking|website=Mostviertel|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

==Business and Industry== ===Economy=== The economy of {{lang|de|Mostviertel}} is still mainly based on iron and steel as well as forestry. In earlier times, when iron ore was still mined at {{lang|de|Erzberg|italic=no}}, the work was done in hammer mills; today the steel mills take the half-finished product from the blast furnaces of Linz and {{lang|de|Donawitz|italic=no}} and turn it into blades for machines. In the {{lang|de|Mostviertel}}, there is one large sawmill, plus many smaller ones, which process the wood taken from the forests. However, most of the economy is made up of small and mid-sized companies. thumb|The {{lang|de|Mostbirne}} (''Cider Pear''), a symbol of the {{lang|de|Mostviertel}}

===''Most''=== In the {{lang|de|Mostviertel}} region, Most (a type of perry or cider) is considered to be of great cultural importance and is seen as an identifying characteristic of the region. {{lang|de|Most}} is frequently consumed in {{lang|de|Mostheurigen}} together with local foods and pastries, and it is also made into schnaps. There is a large variety of {{lang|de|Most}}s, including those made from pears (the most common variety, a kind of perry), from apples (a kind of {{lang|de|Apfelwein}} or cider), and from a mixture of apples and pears. While the term {{lang|de|Most}} can also be used to refer to grape must, in the {{lang|de|Mostviertel}} region it refers to the local perry and cider.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography== The {{lang|de|Mostviertel}} is made up of the following districts:

* {{lang|de|Amstetten|italic=no}} * {{lang|de|Waidhofen an der Ybbs|italic=no}} * {{lang|de|Scheibbs|italic=no}} * {{lang|de|Melk|italic=no}} south of the Danube * {{lang|de|Lilienfeld|italic=no}} * {{lang|de|Tulln|italic=no}} south of the Danube * The City of {{lang|de|St. Pölten|italic=no}} and {{lang|de|Sankt Pölten-Land|italic=no}}

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==External links== {{Commons category|Mostviertel}} * {{lang|de|[http://www.mostviertel.at/ Mostviertel]}} * {{lang|de|[https://moststrasse.mostviertel.at/eng Moststraße - The Perry Road]}}

Category:Geography of Lower Austria