Gumpoldskirchen
Gumpoldskirchen
Gumpoidskiachn | |
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General view of Gumpoldskirchen | |
| Coordinates: 48°3′N 16°17′E / 48.050°N 16.283°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Mödling |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ferdinand Köck (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 3,899 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2352 |
| Area code | 02252 |
| Website | www.gumpoldskirchen.at |
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.