The chief place on the Traunsee, Gmunden (440m/1,444ft; pop. 13,000), at the northern end, is a picturesque little town with a number of castles. It has a well-known ceramic manufactory and attracts many visitors both as a health resort and as a convenient staging point. The town center lies near the bridge over the River Traun. The parish
church of the Assumption, originally Gothic, was remodeled in Baroque style in the 18th C.; it contains a carved group of the Three Kings (by Thomas Schwanthaler, 1678) on the high altar, and a ceramic "Madonna of the Cloak". The Rathaus (16th-17th C.) has arcades and loggias and a ceramic carillon. The 15th C. Late Gothic "Kammerhof" houses the Municipal Museum, with rooms devoted to Hebbel and Brahms and a gallery displaying art of various kinds and periods.