{"id":809,"date":"2013-08-20T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T15:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.europeanbarging.com\/river-cruise_blog\/?p=809"},"modified":"2014-01-16T10:42:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T16:42:58","slug":"austrian-town-of-gmunden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europeanbarging.com\/river-cruise_blog\/austrian-town-of-gmunden\/","title":{"rendered":"Austrian Town of Gmunden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Picture<\/a>The Picture Perfect Town of Gmunden<\/h1>\n

The picturesque town of Gmunden is situated in the Salzkammergut region, the Austrian Lake District. It\u2019s a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization\u2019s (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, located on the shores of Lake Traunsee and surrounded by mountains. Gmunden – the town of ceramics – is full of life and exudes southern charm.<\/p>\n

Gmunden is not a big town. But it can\u2019t be labeled as a passive and sleepy small village either. The town has so much to catch your attention. It is romantic, energetic, active and lively. It takes pride in its culture and offers a pleasant atmosphere. It captivates you with its charm and offers several interesting contrasts within it. It is a place which surprises you with a wonderful balance of excitement and calmness, noise and quietness. The town is a perfect place to move about – to shop or simply enjoy.<\/p>\n

Gmunden was a significant settlement as early as Celtic times and grew in the 11th century to become an important center of the salt trade. Due to its pleasant climate and the beauty of the Salzkammergut landscape, the aristocracy and wealthy citizens spent their summers in the town at Lake Traunsee as early as the 19th century.<\/p>\n

Emperor Franz Josef, for example, used to visit the Royal House of Hanover in Gmunden, where the nobility from all over Europe stayed, before he headed to his summer residence in Bad Ischl.<\/p>\n

Gmunden offers a unique charm with its splendid town houses and facades dating from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Gmunden\u2019s renaissance town hall has the only ceramic chimes in Austria and is quite famous as a popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n

In Gmunden, you can find a great number of excursions and points of interest. The most important among them are the Traun Fall, 10 miles north of the town, a castle called Schloss Ort, and a ceramic factory producing Gmundner Keramic branded pottery. The “Schloss Ort” castle is situated on a small island and is the most authentic emblem of the town. It was purchased by Archduke Johann Salvator Toscana, who was related to the House of Habsburg-Lothringen. Today, the “Schloss Ort” has become even more famous, because of the TV series “Schlosshotel Orth”.<\/p>\n

Austrian Town of Gmunden and Danube River Cruise<\/h2>\n

On a Danube River cruise, with a stop in Linz, you might have an excursion to the scenic town of Gmunden. Call us for more details! Europeanbarging <\/a>888-869-7907<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Picture Perfect Town of Gmunden The picturesque town of Gmunden is situated in the Salzkammergut region, the Austrian Lake District. It\u2019s a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization\u2019s (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, located on the shores of Lake … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1107,1109,57,1022,1108,1098,14],"class_list":["post-809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-european-barging-river_cruises-2","tag-austrian-city-of-gmunden","tag-austrian-town-of-gmunden","tag-danube-river-cruise","tag-danube-river-cruises","tag-gmunden","tag-holland-river-cruise","tag-river-cruise"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t