Gmünd in Kärnten is a town in the district of Spittal an der Drau, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The municipality is situated within the valley of the Lieser river, a left tributary of the Drava, at the eastern slope of the Hohe Tauern mountain range.
On a hill above the old town are the ruins of Gmünd Castle from the 13th century, in 1487 destroyed by the troops of the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus after a seven-years-long siege, and rebuilt from 1502 to 1506 under the Salzburg archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach. During the Peasants’ War of 1525, it was again besieged, though not captured. Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau had the building enlarged in 1607. Devastated by a fire in 1886, it was restored from 1950 and is today used for theatrical performances, concerts and lectures, including a viewing tower and a restaurant. Inside the preserved city walls with its four gates is the Baroque palace of the Lodron noble family, relatives and officials of the Salzburg archbishops, erected from 1651 to 1654 as well as the Gothic Assumption of Mary parish church consecrated in 1399.
Near the former Porsche factory, a private museum today shows a choice of historic Porsche cars. This museum has a collection of Porsche 356’s, including several rare and very valuable examples.
North of the town is the Kreuzbichl divided chapel from 1588. The historic Roman road runs right between the altar and the nave, which was added in 1784.

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