Gmünd (Niederösterreich)

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Gmünd is a town and a district in northwestern Waldviertel in Lower Austria.

The town is the capital of the district. Gmünd is an important route and crossing point at the border with the Czech Republic, and next to the nature park Naturpark Blockheide.

[edit] Notable Natives

• Alfred Worm, Austrian investigative journalist
• Walter Nowotny, Austrian fighter ace of World War II.

[edit] External links

• Population and economic data for Gmünd (Niederösterreich) in the Statistik Austria
• Entry for Gmünd in the Lexikon des Niederösterreichischen Landesmuseum
• entry for “Gmünd (Niederösterreich)” in the Österreich-Lexikon von Annotierbares Elektronisches Interaktives Oesterreichisches Universal-Informationssystem (Aeiou Encyclopedia)
• Parish of St. Stephan in Gmünd
• Naturpark Blockheide