St. Pölten is and has been the capital city of the Austrian State of Lower Austria since 1986. It is located at 48°13′ N 15°37′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=48_13_N_15_37_E_), and has approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2000, St. Pölten and Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA, became twin towns. The first twin town of St. Pölten was Heidenheim, Germany. Other twin towns are Clichy, France; Brno, Czech Republic; and Kurashiki, Japan. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Altoona is a city located in Blair County, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Heidenheim is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Heidenheim. ... Clichy (often called Clichy-la-Garenne or Clichy-sur-Seine) is a city in France, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. ... Brno listen? (German: Brünn) is the second-largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the southeast of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. ... Kurashiki (倉敷市; -shi) is a historic city located to the west of Okayama, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea. ...