Gumpoldskirchen

Gumpoldskirchen (Central Bavarian: Gumpoidskiachn) is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Gumpoldskirchen borders on the municipalities Mödling, Guntramsdorf, Gaaden, Pfaffstätten and Traiskirchen. The municipal area extends from the flats in the Vienna Basin to forest areas of the Anninger in the Vienna Woods. Gumpoldskirchen is very famous for its wine, especially its Spätrot-Rotgipfler blend, and "Heurigers" as it attracts many tourists from Vienna to its hillside vineyards. Gumpoldskirchen derives its name from Gumpold of Passau.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gumpoldskirchen
Settlement.native_name: Gumpoidskiachn
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Gumpoldskirchen - Ortsansicht.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: General view of Gumpoldskirchen
Settlement.image_shield: AUT Gumpoldskirchen COA.jpg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Mödling district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

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Contents

Climate
History
Population
Sights
Church St. Michael
Teutonic Order Castle
The Pillory
Town Hall
References
External links

==Climate== Gumpoldskirchen has a mild, continental climate attributed to its proximity to the spa line in Austria. The nearby Vienna Woods directly to the west affect the climate as well. There are 250 weather stations for the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics that call Gumpoldskirchen home.