Ruprechtshofen is a town in the district of Melk, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It lies in the federal province of Lower Austria, in the northeastern part of the country, within the Melk district of the Waldviertel-Mostviertel region.
As a municipality within the Melk district, Ruprechtshofen is part of the administrative structure of Lower Austria. The town is situated in the Alpine foothills of the Mostviertel, an area known for its rolling hills and agricultural landscape.
Ruprechtshofen is one of several small communities in the Melk district, which is named after the town of Melk, home to the famous Melk Abbey. The town's location in Lower Austria places it within easy reach of the Danube River valley and the provincial capital of Sankt Pölten.