Gars am Kamp
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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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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• Name — Gars am Kamp • Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 80x110px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Austria • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Lower Austria • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Horn • Parts Style — para • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Martin Falk • Elevation M — 256 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset — +1 • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Registration Plate — HO • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 3571 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 02985 • Website — www.gars.at
History
History
Gars was between 1075 - 1095, during the reign of the House of Babenberg, a former capital of ancient Austria. 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
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
Twin towns — Sister cities
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gars am Kamp is twinned with the following city: • Gars am Inn, Bavaria, Germany
Politics
Politics
• Dialog im Kamptal, non-partisan platform
Notable people (selection)
Notable people (selection)
• Willi Dungl, health expert • Falco, singer • Richard Gach, architect • Helmuth Gräff, artist, poet • Matthias Laurenz Gräff, artist, historian, political activist • Werner Groiß, politician, entrepreneur • Leopold II, Margrave of Austria • Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, born in Gars • Marianne Mendt, singer, actress • Andrea Scherney, paralympic athlete • Karl Sigmund, mathematician • Franz von Suppé, composer • Josef Wiesinger, politician
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