Gars am Kamp is a market town at the Kamp river (

Kamptal Kamptal is an Austrian wine, tourismus, culture and health region located in Waldviertel, Lower Austria. It is named by the river Kamp. To the north of Krems lies Langenlois, which is the main vine-town of Kamptal, the valley of the river Kamp.< ...

) in the district of

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, region

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in the

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n state

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

with 3,542 inhabitants (2016).

History

Gars was between 1075 - 1095, during the reign of the

House of Babenberg The House of Babenberg was a noble dynasty of Austrian Dukes and Margraves. Originally from Bamberg in the Duchy of Franconia (present-day Bavaria), the Babenbergs ruled the imperial Margraviate of Austria from its creation in 976 AD until its e ...

, a former capital of ancient Austria.Wo Babenberger und Habsburger residierten - Styria, S. 17
/ref> 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 Luftkurort, literally meaning 'air spa', is a title given to towns or cities in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany which are Destination spa, health resorts which have a climate and air quality which is considered beneficial to health and recovery. ...

'') 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

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gars am Kamp is twinned with the following cities: * Gars am Inn,

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Politics

Dialog im Kamptal The Dialog im Kamptal (''Dialogue in Kamptal'') is a political platform and discussion meeting founded in 2019 in Gars am Kamp, Austria. It is organized as a private, non-partisan initiative and platform based on a purely voluntary basis in the t ...

, non-partisan platform

Notable people (selection)

* Willi Dungl, health expert * Falco, singer *

Richard Gach Richard Gach (31 October 1930 - 25 December 1991), born in Itzling (then the municipality Gnigl-Itzling, today district of Salzburg), died in Horn, was an Austrian architect, sketch artist, and watercolorist. He mainly designed schools for the cit ...

, architect *

Helmuth Gräff Helmuth Gräff (born 12 April 1958 in Gars am Kamp) is an Austrian painter, poet and drawer. Gräffs painterly style is rooted on the one hand in the artistic heritage of Vincent van Gogh, and on the other hand he can also be regarded as a pre ...

, artist, poet *

Matthias Laurenz Gräff Matthias Laurenz Gräff (also known as ''Matthias Laurenz Gräff Ilpenstein''; born 19 July 1984) is an Austrian academic painter, private historian, politician, political activist and organizer of the non-partisan platform Dialog im Kamptal f ...

, artist, historian, political activist *

Werner Groiß Werner Groiß (born 6 December 1967 in Gars am Kamp) is an Austrian politician who has been a Member of the National Council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 2013 to 2017. He also works as a Statutory auditor, Tax advisor and Entrepr ...

, politician, entrepreneur *

Leopold II, Margrave of Austria Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (german: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death. A supporter of the Gregorian Reforms, he was one of the main opp ...

Leopold III, Margrave of Austria Leopold III (german: Luitpold, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron ...

, born in Gars *

Marianne Mendt Marianne Mendt (née Krupicka; born 29 September 1945) is an Austrian jazz singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Mendt trained as a jazz singer and toured as a singer and bass p ...

, singer, actress * Andrea Scherney, paralympic athlete *

Karl Sigmund Karl Sigmund (born July 26, 1945) is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Vienna and one of the pioneers of evolutionary game theory. Career Sigmund was schooled in the Lycée Francais de Vienne. From 1963 to 1968 he studied at the Ins ...

, mathematician *

Franz von Suppé Franz von Suppé (né Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo de Suppe) (18 April 181921 May 1895) was an Austrian composer of light operas and other theatre music. He came from the Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Croatia). A c ...

, composer * Josef Wiesinger, politician

References

External links

Cities and towns in Horn District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub