Garsten

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°01′18″N 14°24′32″E / 48.02167°N 14.40889°E / 48.02167; 14.40889CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictSteyr-LandGovernment

• MayorAnton Silber (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total53.21 km² (20.54 sq mi)Elevation

298 m (978 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total6,711 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4451

Area code07252Vehicle registrationSEWebsitewww.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.^[3]

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ [1] Benediktinerstift - Gemeinde Garsten