Garsten
| Garsten | ||
|---|---|---|
.JPG) | ||
| ||
  Garsten Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 48°01′18″N 14°24′32″E / 48.02167°N 14.40889°ECoordinates: 48°01′18″N 14°24′32″E / 48.02167°N 14.40889°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Steyr-Land | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Anton Silber (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,620 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 4451 | |
| Area code | 07252 | |
| Vehicle registration | SE | |
| Website | www.garsten.ooe.gv.at | |
Garsten is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
History
Garsten was first mentioned as Garstina in documentation around 990, and a monastery was founded there in 1082. After being fully rebuilt in Baroque style in the late 17th century, the Benedictine monastery was converted to a prison in 1850, a function it fulfills to this day.[2]
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.
- ↑ Benediktinerstift - Gemeinde Garsten
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garsten. |
| ||||||
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, June 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.