Key Competitive Attractions
Sankt Polten is Lower Austria's largest city and main industry hub. The city offers superb road and rail infrastructure, providing efficient services to the rest of the country, and to major population centres in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Germany. Additionally, Vienna International Airport and Graz Airport are both within 100 km.
Economic statistics:
- Approximately 40,000 people work in 2,711 companies in the city, 23 of which are large-scale businesses, each employing over 200 people.
- Sankt Polten is a vibrant creative industries hub, with numerous publishing houses, radio and television stations located here.
- Other industries strengths include furniture production, paper products, and engineering.
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The city benefits from exceptional educational facilities including St. Polten University of Applied Sciences,
and the New Design University.
