Gau name German name Capital Established Notes Carinthia Kärnten Klagenfurt 1938 Formed from the former Austrian federal state of Carinthia and Eastern Tyrol, included from 1941 on parts of Slovenia. Lower Danube Niederdonau Krems (see note) 1938 Formed from the former Austrian federal state of Lower Austria and northern Burgenland; included from 1939 on parts of southern Moravia. In 1943, Hitler toured Reichsgau Niederdonau and assured Gauleiter Hugo Jury that the capital would be Brünn (Brno) in the near future.[1] Salzburg Salzburg Salzburg 1938 Formed from the former Austrian federal state of Salzburg.