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.
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
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