Kamptal is an
Austrian wine, tourism, culture and health region located in
Waldviertel,
Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...
. It is named by the river
Kamp.
To the north of Krems lies
Langenlois, which is the main vine-town of Kamptal, the valley of the river
Kamp.
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The sandstone
Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ...
slopes are so steep that only a thin layer of soil is retained. Exposure to the sun is high. Riesling thrives on these steep slopes; closer to the Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...
the valley broadens and more red grapes are grown.
Another prominent town in the Kamptal is Gars am Kamp.
Notable wineries
* Schloss Gobelsburg
See also
* Dialog im Kamptal
The Dialog im Kamptal (''Dialogue in Kamptal'') is a political platform and discussion meeting founded in 2019 in Gars am Kamp, Austria. It is organized as a private, non-partisan initiative and platform based on a purely voluntary basis in the t ...
, non-partisan initiative
References
Wine regions of Austria
Geography of Lower Austria
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