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 Location within Austria | |
Coordinates: 48°35′50″N 15°39′40″E / 48.59722°N 15.66111°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Lower Austria |
District | Horn |
Government | |
• Mayor | Martin Falk (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.46 km2 (19.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,534 |
• Density | 70/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 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.
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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 2,947 | — |
1880 | 2,986 | +1.3% |
1890 | 3,131 | +4.9% |
1900 | 3,270 | +4.4% |
1910 | 3,732 | +14.1% |
1923 | 3,848 | +3.1% |
1934 | 3,997 | +3.9% |
1939 | 4,013 | +0.4% |
1951 | 4,293 | +7.0% |
1961 | 4,035 | −6.0% |
1971 | 3,968 | −1.7% |
1981 | 3,732 | −5.9% |
1991 | 3,458 | −7.3% |
2001 | 3,534 | +2.2% |
2011 | 3,478 | −1.6% |
Gars am Kamp is twinned with the following cities: