- Gmunden
Infobox Town AT
name=Gmunden
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image_coa =
image_photo=Gmunden.jpg
imagesize=300px
image_caption=Gmunden's lakefront on a cloudy summer's day
state =Upper Austria
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district = Gmunden
population =13336
population_as_of =15.05.2001
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area = 63.49
elevation = 425
lat_deg=47
lat_min=55
lat_sec=05
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lon_deg=13
lon_min=47
lon_sec=58
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 4810
area_code =07612
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mayor = Heinz Josef Köppl (ÖVP )
website = [http://www.gmunden.ooe.gv.at www.gmunden.ooe.gv.at]Gmunden is a town in
Upper Austria ,Austria in the district of Gmunden. It has 13,202 inhabitants (estimates 2004). It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc. It is also an important centre of the salt industry inSalzkammergut .Geography
Gmunden covers an area of 63.49 km² and has a median height of 425 m. It is situated next to the lake
Traunsee on theTraun River and is surrounded by high mountains, as theTraunstein (5446 ft.), theErlakogel (5150 ft.), theWilder Kogel (6860 ft.) and theHöllengebirge .Municipal arrangement
Gmunden is divided into the following boroughs: Gmunden, Gmunden-Ort, Schlagen, Traundorf, Traunstein.
Neighboring municipalities
Demographics
As of 2001, Gmunden has a population of 13,336. Of that, 88.4 % are Austrian in nationality, 1.5 % are from other
European Union states, and 10.2 % are other foreigners. Citizens ofBosnia-Herzegovina (3.6 %) and the formerFederal Republic of Yugoslavia (2.7 %) placed the strongest foreigner portion, followed by Turks (1.2 %) and Germans (1.1 %).The majority (69.3 %) confess themselves to the
Roman Catholic Church.Evangelists are next, which 7.3 % of the population associate with. 5.9 % areMuslims and 3.3 % areOrthodox . 10.3 % are nonreligious.History
A town in the area was in existence in the 5th century. By 1186 Gmunden was a town encircled with walls, although it didn't receive a church until about 1300. On
November 14 ,1626 , a man named Pappenheim completely defeated an army of rebellious peasants here. Gmunden supplied battleships to Austria during the 17th century and helped wounded soldieres in hospitals inWorld War I . DuringWorld War II , an SS maternity home was located here, to insure racidal purity. [Christine O'Keefe."Concentration Camps."www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html]Politics
The local council consists of 37 members. Since 2003 the members are from the following political parties:
*
ÖVP : 19 seats
*SPÖ : 11 seats
*Die Grünen : 4 seats
*FPÖ : 3 seatsSince 1997 the mayor has been Heinz Köppl of the ÖVP.
Main sights
There are a great number of excursions and points of interest round Gmunden, specially worth mentioning being the Traun Fall, 10 m. N. of Gmunden, a castle called
Schloss Ort , and a ceramik factory producing [http://www.gmundner-keramik.at/ Gmunden Keramik] branded pottery. The town hall is also popular.Education
In Gmunden there are to four kindergartens, four elementary schools and three
hauptschule . The three high schools are BG/BRG Gmunden, BRG Schloss Traunsee, and the Gymnasium Ort.References
External links
* [http://www.gmunden.at Gmunden's official homepage]
* [http://www.stadtentwicklung-gmunden.at Gmunden's business homepage]
* [http://www.schlossort.gmunden.at/ Schloss Ort Gmunden]
* [http://www.travel2austria.com/?p=245 Pictures of Gmunden]
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