Gmünd ( cz, Cmunt) is a town in the northwestern

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region of

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and the capital of the Gmünd district. The municipality consists of the

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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 in the

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, it is an important road and railway crossing point, next to the Blockheide

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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

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in 1869. By the 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain its northern part Dolní Velenice, German: ''Unterwielands'', with the main station was awarded to

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, forming the new town of České Velenice.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly ''(Gemeinderat)'' as of 2005 elections: *

Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

(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 curr ...

(ÖVP): 11 *

Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria (german: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Austria. It was led by Norbert Hofer from September 2019 to 1 June 2021.Staff (1 June 2021"Au ...

(FPÖ): 1 *

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: 1 Seats in the municipal assembly ''(Gemeinderat)'' as of 2010 elections: *

(SPÖ): 15 *

(ÖVP): 12 *

(FPÖ): 2

Notable natives

* Alfred Worm, Austrian investigative journalist * Walter Nowotny, Austrian fighter ace of

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Twin town

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 the ...

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References

External links

Austria–Czech Republic border crossings Cities and towns in Gmünd District Divided cities {{LowerAustria-geo-stub