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Gmunden is a town in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria, on the northern shore of Lake Traunsee. It is the seat of the district administration of the district of Gmunden. As the center of the judicial district of Gmunden, it houses the district court. The town is known, among other things, as the place of origin of Gmunden ceramics, as a renowned summer resort in the time of the k. u. k. Monarchy as well as the setting for the television series Schlosshotel Orth produced in the 1990s.

The original center of the town was the market square. However, it lost its importance during the heyday of the salt trade. Subsequently, the town hall square developed into the city center.

Art and culture

A cultural office was founded in Gmunden in May 1973 to promote coordination in the field of culture. The town makes annual contributions to support music, the preservation of historical monuments, theater and the museum.

Gmunden has a diverse infrastructure for cultural offerings, for example:

    The Kammerhofsaal now serves as a multi-purpose hall and is used for lectures and dance classes, among other things.
    Another cultural point of reference in the town is the municipal theater, built in 1872, which also has a cinema hall in 1913. In 1997, the theater building with its 420-seat theater hall was renovated according to the historical model, and the auditorium of the art house cinema was modernized and now has 89 seats.