Gmund am Tegernsee is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in the district of Miesbach

Miesbach (district)

Miesbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Munich and Rosenheim, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.-History:...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The town is located on the north shore of the Tegernsee Lake

Tegernsee (lake)

The Tegernsee is a lake in the Bavarian Alps in southern Germany. The lake is the centre of a popular recreation area south-east of Munich. Resorts on the lake include the eponymous Tegernsee, as well as Bad Wiessee, Kreuth, Gmund, and Rottach-Egern....

, and near the source of River Mangfall

Mangfall

The Mangfall is a left tributary of the River Inn in Upper Bavaria and 58 km long. The Mangfall is the tailstream of the Tegernsee lake and discharges near Rosenheim into the Inn....

. It is 46 kilometres (28.6 mi) from Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the district capital, the town of Miesbach

Miesbach

Miesbach is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and is the capital of the Miesbach district. The district is at an altitude of 697 metres above sea level. It covers an area of approximately 863.50 km² of alpine headlands and in 2004 had a population of 93,942. The town is located 48 km southeast...

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Gmund is served by a station on the privately owned Tegernsee-Bahn

TAG Tegernsee Immobilien und Beteiligung

TAG Tegernsee Immobilien und Beteiligungs-AG is a property company from Germany with its head office in Hamburg. Until 1998 as Tegernsee-Bahn it operated the railway line from Schaftlach via Gmund to Tegernsee...

 railway, and is linked to Munich by through trains of the Bayerische Oberlandbahn.