Kamptal is an
Austrian wine, tourismus, culture and health region located in
Waldviertel
The (Forest Quarter; Central Bavarian: ) is the northwestern region of the northeast Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is bounded to the south by the Danube, to the southwest by Upper Austria, to the northwest and the north by the Czech Rep ...
,
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 ...
. It is named by the river
Kamp.
To the north of Krems lies
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 ...
, which is the main vine-town of Kamptal, the valley of the river
Kamp.
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The sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
slopes are so steep that only a thin layer of soil is retained. Exposure to the sun is high. Riesling
Riesling (, ; ) is a white grape variety that originated in the Rhine region. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet, and sparkling wh ...
thrives on these steep slopes; closer to the Danube
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the valley broadens and more red grapes are grown.
Another prominent town in the Kamptal is 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).
History
Gars was between 1075 - 1095, during the reign of the House of Babe ...
.
Notable wineries
* Schloss Gobelsburg
Schloss Gobelsburg is a winery and castle in the Kamptal wine growing region in Lower Austria, some 50 miles to the north west of Vienna. The estate produces both red and white wines. Wine production on the estate dates to 1171; it is the oldest w ...
See also
* 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 initiative
References
Wine regions of Austria
Geography of Lower Austria
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