Gmünd ( cz, Cmunt) is a town in the northwestern
Waldviertel region of
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P� ...
and the capital of the
Gmünd district
Bezirk Gmünd is a district of the state of
Lower Austria in Austria. It is located in northwestern Waldviertel
The (Forest Quarter; Central Bavarian: ) is the northwestern region of the northeast Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is bou ...
. The municipality consists of the
Katastralgemeinde
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n ''Böhmzeil, Breitensee, Eibenstein, Gmünd'' and ''Grillenstein''. Situated on the
Lainsitz (Lužnice) river where it forms the border with
České Velenice
České Velenice (, german: Unterwielands, Gmünd-Wielands, Gmünd-Bahnhof, 1938–45: Gmünd III)) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. It lies on the borde ...
in the
Czech Republic, it is an important road and railway crossing point, next to the
Blockheide protected area
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.
The development of the town, first mentioned in a 1208 deed, was decisively pushed by the inauguration of the
Emperor Franz Joseph Railway from
Vienna to
Prague in 1869. By the
1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain its northern part Dolní Velenice, German: ''Unterwielands'', with the main station was awarded to
Czechoslovakia, forming the new town of České Velenice.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly ''(Gemeinderat)'' as of 2005 elections:
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Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 16
*
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...
(ÖVP): 11
*
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1
*
Green party: 1
Seats in the municipal assembly ''(Gemeinderat)'' as of 2010 elections:
*
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 15
*
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...
(ÖVP): 12
*
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 2
Notable natives
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Alfred Worm, Austrian investigative journalist
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Walter Nowotny
Walter Nowotny (7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that is, 258 aerial combat encounters resulting in ...
, Austrian fighter
ace
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of
World War II
Twin town
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Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines (; German: ''Saargemünd'' , Lorraine Franconian: ''Saargemìnn'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
It is the seat of an arrondissement and a canton. As of t ...
,
Moselle,
Grand Est,
France
References
External links
Austria–Czech Republic border crossings
Cities and towns in Gmünd District
Divided cities
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