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A settlement existed in Gaming in the early ninth century. Before becoming home to Slavs, it was initially settled by Celts, Germanic tribes, and Romans. The name "Gaming" was derived from the Slavic language and can also be translated as "stone" or "hollow". The land was taken over by the Avars, who
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Kartause served as the main parish for the village from 1334 to 1782. In 1782, the Kartause was suppressed and its monks were relieved of their vows. Over the course of about 200 years, the Kartause degraded, due to mishandling by its owners, lack of funding, and the damage caused by the Russian
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Habsburg family got the endowment to form a charterhouse in Gaming. However, on 15 August 1332, the cornerstone for the Kartause was laid i.e., few years later. The Kartause Gaming was called "Mariathron", which means "Mary, Throne of Christ". It was intended to be a Carthusian monastery, his
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Gaming had a population of 3,281 as of 1 January 2011. The population has been steadily decreasing over the past few years, due to a number of factors that have affected
Austria in general since the 1970s, including: decreased birth rates, changes in attitudes towards marriage and bearing children,
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During the late Middle Ages, the iron trade formed most of Gaming's economy, as it played an important part in the economy of the nearby provinces of Styria. Consequently, the forests became the essential resource as well, since extreme heat was needed to make iron products. During this time, they
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Walter
Hildebrand purchased the Kartause in 1983 and began to renovate it. Within the first ten years itself, sixty percent of the restoration process was complete. Renovations still continue today, mainly to expand the Kartause for the institutions that use it. The Kartause has served as a study
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Gaming is in the Ötscher region of
Austria, an area that offers many natural attractions to tourists. One of these attractions is the Second Viennese Spring Water Channel, which starts at the base of the Alps and provides high quality water to Vienna. Near Gaming is the Ötscher - Tormauer Nature
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Austria, and is valued for its rivers, waterfalls, and rock formations. The Ötscher region also contains one of the last ancient forests existing within Central Europe.
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Gaming's economy is primarily centered on lumber, agriculture, hunting, and fishing. Gaming has a high school devoted to the study and learning of agricultural practices.
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developed systems for moving the wood, both via river and land. The structures which were kept in the place on the river still stands today.
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