Gars am Kamp | |
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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 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).
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: