Städte mit eigenem Statut

Chartered Cities and Towns: A town with more than 20,000 inhabitants has to be awarded a charter on request as laid down in Provincial law, provided the interests of the Province are not endangered by this. The authorities of chartered cities and towns are competent to deal with matters at both municipal and district level and also conduct the affairs of the Bezirkshauptmannnschaft (district commission). Chartered cities and towns are: Eisenstadt, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Krems, Linz, Rust, Salzburg, Steyr, Sankt Pölten, Villach, Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Wels, Vienna, Wiener Neustadt.