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).

Gars am Kamp
Municipality
Gars am Kamp in 2022
Coat of arms
Gars am Kamp Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°35′50″N 15°39′40″E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Horn
Government
• Mayor	Martin Falk (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• 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

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

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