| Garsten | |
| Pushpin Map: | Austria |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Austria |
| Coordinates: | 48.0217°N 14.4089°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Austria |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Austria |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Steyr-Land |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Anton Silber |
| Elevation M: | 298 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | SE |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 4451 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 07252 |
| Website: | www.garsten.ooe.gv.at |
Garsten is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
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.[1]