Gmunden (district)

The Gmunden District (German: Bezirk Gmunden) is a district of the state of Upper Austria in Austria. It is the largest district of Upper Austria with 1433 square kilometres (553 square miles). Gmunden has borders in the north with the districts of Vöcklabruck, Wels-Land and Kirchdorf an der Krems. In the south it has a border with the Styrian district Liezen. In the west it has borders with the following districts of the Salzburgerland: Sankt Johann im Pongau, Hallein and Salzburg-Umgebung.

The administrative center of Gmunden is in the town of Gmunden.

The district of Gmunden consists mostly of forests (54%). 17% of the area are used for agriculture. 3.8% of the area are bodies of water, like the Traunsee or the Hallstätter See.

 History 
The district was formed in 1896 from the juridical districts of Bad Ischl and Gmunden.

 Places 
Gmunden is divided into 20 towns.
 Altmünster
 Bad Goisern
 Bad Ischl
 Ebensee
 Gmunden
 Gosau
 Grünau im Almtal
 Gschwandt
 Hallstatt
 Kirchham
 Laakirchen
 Obertraun
 Ohlsdorf
 Pinsdorf
 Roitham
 Sankt Konrad
 Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
 Scharnstein
 Traunkirchen
 Vorchdorf

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Category:Districts of Upper Austria