Gars am Kamp

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°35′50″N 15°39′40″E / 48.59722°N 15.66111°E / 48.59722; 15.66111CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictHornGovernment

• MayorMartin Falk (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total50.46 km² (19.48 sq mi)Elevation

256 m (840 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total3,534 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3571

Area code02985Vehicle registrationHOWebsitewww.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).

History

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.

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gars am Kamp is twinned with the following cities:

Gars am Inn, Germany

Politics

Dialog im Kamptal, non-partisan platform

Notable people (selection)

Willi Dungl, health expert
Falco, singer
Richard Gach, architect
Helmuth Gräff, artist, poet
Matthias Laurenz Gräff, artist, historian, political activist
Werner Groiß, politician, entrepreneur
Leopold II, Margrave of Austria
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, born in Gars
Marianne Mendt, singer, actress
Andrea Scherney, paralympic athlete
Karl Sigmund, mathematician
Franz von Suppé, composer
Josef Wiesinger, politician

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Wo Babenberger und Habsburger residierten - Styria, S. 17