The Kamp () is a river in northern

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, left tributary of the

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. Its

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is . The source of the Kamp is on the border of

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 ...

and

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, near the town Liebenau, in the

Mühlviertel The Mühlviertel () is an Austrian region belonging to the state of Upper Austria: it is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria, the others being Hausruckviertel, Traunviertel, and Innviertel. It is named after the three rivers ', ', and '. ...

. It flows generally east through Rappottenstein (where it receives its tributary ), Zwettl,

Krumau am Kamp Krumau am Kamp is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in t ...

, Gars am Kamp and

Langenlois Langenlois () is a town at the Kamp river in the Kamptal, district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Famous for its wine production, it is also home to the Loisium, a centre celebrating and advertising the local wine and built ...

. Most of the southern part of the valley belongs to the

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.< ...

vine region. Before the construction of the

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in the Danube at Altenwörth in the 1970s, the Kamp flowed into the Danube near

Grafenwörth Grafenwörth is a municipality in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in th ...

, east of Krems an der Donau. Its discharge point was moved to Altenwörth, and the waters of the river Krems, that used to be a direct tributary of the Danube, were redirected to the Kamp.

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* Rivers of Lower Austria Rivers of Austria Geography of Lower Austria {{Austria-river-stub