Gars am Kamp description and photos - Austria: Lower Austria (Topic)

Gars am Kamp description and photos - Austria: Lower Austria. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Gars am Kamp.

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The small cute town of Gars am Kamp is located in the Horn district of Lower Austria. This resort sits on the Kamp River, ideal for fishing and kayaking. The list of activities offered by the city of Gars am Kamp to its guests includes games of beach volleyball and tennis, horse riding, hiking and cycling. The resort has several luxury spas, including one exclusively for women.

The land around Gars am Kamp dates back to the Stone Age. Since the 11th century, the Babenberg family ruled here. Monarch Leopold II moved his residence to Gars am Kamp from Melk. Buchberg Castle, which was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century, was founded by Kuhring at the end of the 12th century. The city consists of several buildings, forming two courtyards. In the 19th century, the castle was rebuilt according to the project of the architect Ludwig Wachtler and after a while they left it, having boarded up the doors and windows.

The town of Gars am Kamp was a favorite summer resort for the inhabitants of Vienna. They came here for the whole summer, rented villas and enjoyed carefree outdoor recreation. Currently, the city is also not deprived of attention from tourists. In 2003, it received the status of a climatic resort.

On the main square of the resort, you can see the parish church of Saints Simon and Thaddeus, the town hall and rich mansions built in the 16th-20th centuries. There is also a plague pillar in the center of the village. There is also a historical museum in the town, which occupies a two-storey corner building at the intersection of Kollegrasse and Hornerstrasse streets. It was built at the end of the 18th century and was used as a secondary school in due course. The museum presents historical items that tell about the past of the region. Of particular interest are the statues from the Church of St. Gertrude: the stone Pieta from the first half of the 15th century and the sculpture of St. Anne from 1450.

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