Gars am Kamp

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Gars am Kamp
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°35′50″N15°39′40″E / 48.59722°N 15.66111°E / 48.59722; 15.66111 Coordinates: 48°35′50″N15°39′40″E / 48.59722°N 15.66111°E / 48.59722; 15.66111
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Horn
Government
 •  Mayor Martin Falk (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total50.46 km2 (19.48 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total3,534
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3571
Area code 02985
Vehicle registration HO
Website www.gars.at

Gars am Kamp is a market town at the Kamp river (Kamptal) in the district of Horn, region Waldviertel in the Austrian state Lower Austria with 3,542 inhabitants (2016).

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History

Gars was between 1075 - 1095, during the reign of the House of Babenberg, a former capital of ancient Austria. [3]

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Gars was a traditional summer resort ( Sommerfrische ). At the end of the 20th century, the climatic health resort ( Luftkurort ) of Gars experienced another boom thanks to Willi Dungl's health tourism.

Structure

The municipality includes the following 13 localities: Buchberg am Kamp, Etzmannsdorf am Kamp, Gars am Kamp, Kamegg, Kotzendorf, Loibersdorf, Maiersch, Nonndorf bei Gars, Tautendorf, Thunau am Kamp, Wanzenau, Wolfshof, Zitternberg

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,947—    
18802,986+1.3%
18903,131+4.9%
19003,270+4.4%
19103,732+14.1%
19233,848+3.1%
19343,997+3.9%
19394,013+0.4%
19514,293+7.0%
19614,035−6.0%
19713,968−1.7%
19813,732−5.9%
19913,458−7.3%
20013,534+2.2%
20113,478−1.6%

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gars am Kamp is twinned with the following cities:

Politics

Notable people (selection)

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Matthias Laurenz Gräff is an Austrian academic painter, private historian political activist and organizer of the non-partisan platform Dialog im Kamptal from Gars am Kamp. His political paintings are published by national and international books, magazines and blogs.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Wo Babenberger und Habsburger residierten - Styria, S. 17



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