Schloss Gmünd, Medieval castle in Gmünd, Austria.

Schloss Gmünd is a stone fortress rising above the town with thick defensive walls, multiple towers, and a central courtyard characteristic of medieval Alpine architecture. The structure features robust stonework designed to withstand attacks and provide shelter for its inhabitants.

The castle was founded by Hadmar II of Kuenring and first documented in 1217. After a fire in 1473 it was renewed, and an expansion began in 1518 when it was pledged to the Greiß family. The north wing, added in the 17th century, closed the four-wing layout; since 1859 it has belonged to members of the Habsburg-Lothringen family.

Since 1859 the castle has belonged to members of the Habsburg-Lothringen family. Its name refers to the Gmünd old town block whose south-western corner it occupies, and the surrounding English landscape park shapes how visitors approach the building today.

The castle stands in the southwest corner of Gmünd's old town block, within the town walls, and is surrounded by an English-style park. The marshy ground south of the building was drained in 1895, so the park side is now dry ground. The core of the building is Romanesque, with a gate tower and a bergfried in the southwest.

The south-western corner of the old town square hides a detail: the castle's original defensive moats to the south were only drained in 1895, so the surrounding English park replaced marshland. Since 1859 the building has belonged to members of the Habsburg-Lothringen family.