Description of the attraction
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 entertainment offered by the city of Gars am Kamp to its guests includes beach volleyball and tennis, horse riding, hiking and cycling. The resort has several luxury spas, including one exclusively for women.
The lands around the village of Gars am Kamp have been inhabited since 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 castle consists of several buildings that form 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, boarded up the doors and windows.
Gars am Kamp was a favorite summer resort for the people 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, he received the status of a climatic resort.
In 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 displays 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.
