Garsten

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Garsten
Municipality
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Garsten
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°01′18″N14°24′32″E / 48.02167°N 14.40889°E / 48.02167; 14.40889
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Steyr-Land
Government
 •  Mayor Anton Silber (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
53.21 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total
6,711
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4451
Area code 07252
Vehicle registration SE
Website www.garsten.ooe.gv.at

Garsten is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

History

Garsten was first mentioned as Garstina in documentation around 990, and a monastery was founded there in 1082. After being fully rebuilt in Baroque style in the late 17th century, the Benedictine monastery was converted to a prison in 1850, a function it fulfills to this day. [3]

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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. ↑ Benediktinerstift - Gemeinde Garsten
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