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Region of Texas, United States
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The Hill Country is a region of the state of Texas in the United States of America. It has some of the most interesting history of the state. The cities here date to Spanish and Mexican days, with many beautiful Spanish missions dotting the area. The terrain is hilly and dry, cut by spring-fed rivers, with the beautiful Texas live oak providing occasional shade.
A region with German heritage, large lakes, and on its eastern edge, the state's capital.
The region between San Antonio and Big Bend Country, full of soft, green canyons carved by the Sabinal, Leona, Frio, Dry Frio, and Nueces Rivers.
Grassy breaks which step down from the Edwards Plateau.
The easiest access to the area from a distance is through Austin's Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) or through San Antonio's "San Antonio International Airport".
Read in the guidePublic transportation is not available between most destinations. Bus and airport service is similarly sparse. The tourist's best option is to bring their own car or rent one at the airport.
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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 (2026) surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.
Fredericksburg is a city of 10,500 people (2010) in Texas, west of Austin and north of San Antonio.
Stonewall is a town in the Central Hill Country region of Texas, west of Austin and east of Fredericksburg. It is a small country town that welcomes visitors to the historic LBJ Ranch, once known as the Texas White House.
San Marcos is a college town in the Central Hill Country region of Texas in the United States of America, about half an hour's drive south of the state's capital, Austin. The site of human habitation for over 10,000 years, it was settled in 1808 by Mexican families, and is now the home to Texas State University-San Marcos.
New Braunfels is a resort town in the Texas Hill Country. As the name implies, it has a German heritage, and many of the local attractions capitalize on this.
Kerrville is a city of 24,000 people (2020) in the Texas Hill Country. It is known for its parks that line the Guadalupe River, which runs through the city.
Bandera is a city in the River Region of Texas Hill Country.
Luckenbach is a dot on the map that embodies the Texas state of mind. It is sometimes referred to as a borough in Gillespie County, in the Hill Country of Central Texas, but given that it only has a population of 3, any kind of implication of it being a population center should be taken as brazen puffery.
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