Country Austria District Steyr-Land Vehicle registration SE Elevation 298 m Local time Friday 9:40 PM Postal code 4451 | State Upper Austria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.garsten.ooe.gv.at Area 53 km² Population 6,639 (1 Apr 2009) Area code 07252 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Garsten is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
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Map of 4451 Garsten, 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.
References
Garsten Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA