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Gmund am Tegernsee

Gmund a.Tegernsee
Gmund am Tegernsee seen from Mangfall River
Gmund am Tegernsee seen from Mangfall River
Coat of arms of Gmund a.Tegernsee
Coat of arms
Gmund a.Tegernsee  is located in Germany
Gmund a.Tegernsee
Gmund a.Tegernsee
Coordinates: 47°45′N 11°44′E / 47.750°N 11.733°E / 47.750; 11.733Coordinates: 47°45′N 11°44′E / 47.750°N 11.733°E / 47.750; 11.733
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Miesbach
Government
 • Mayor Georg von Preysing (CSU)
Area
 • Total 34.40 km2 (13.28 sq mi)
Elevation 740 m (2,430 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 6,012
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 83703
Dialling codes 08022 / 08021
Vehicle registration MB
Website www.rathaus-gmund.de

Gmund am Tegernsee is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is located on the north shore of the Tegernsee Lake, and near the source of River Mangfall. It is 46 kilometres (29 mi) from Munich and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the district capital, the town of Miesbach.

Famous personalities who lived in Gmund were the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Ludwig Erhard, who is buried in Gmund's cemetery, the architect Sep Ruf and the clockmaker Johann Mannhardt. Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler and his family maintained a home there from 1934 to 1945.

Gmund is served by a station on the privately owned Tegernsee-Bahn railway, and is linked to Munich by through trains of the Bayerische Oberlandbahn.

Gmund am Tegernsee Town Hall

St Aegidius Church

St Aegidius Church interior

Kaltenbrunn Estate



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