Gmunden's dearest custom

Liebstattsonntag in Gmunden

Liebstattsonntag (371^st year) - 18 ^thMarch 2012

This years Gmunden's dearest custom takes place on Sunday, 18 ^thMarch 2012.

Programm (also as pdf download)

9:30 a.m. - Traditional farmer's Mess in the city parish church, participated by: Trachtenvereine, gold hoods (folklore clubs), Gmunden singing association

10:30 a.m. - PROCESSION with band from the church square through the old part of town to the town hall square

10:45 a.m.- Welcoming the guests, visitors and participants in the town hall square by Mayor Heinz Köppl and describtion of the „Liebstatt“ custom by Franz Wolfsgruber

Following - "HERZERLVERTEILEN" (distribution of the ginger bread hearts) at the town hall square, sale of „Liebstatt - hearts" at the "Standln" (kiosks) in the town hall square and in the town, concert of the music band "Laufen"

2:00 p.m. Concert of the "Gmunden town band"

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Children's programme with
"Herzerlverzieren" (decoration of ginger bread hearts) in the town hall square in the tent of the „Gmundner Konditoren“ (confectioners)

Changes of the programm are possible!

Around „Liebstatt“

Friday, 16 ^thMarch 2012
8:00 p.m. "Liebstattfeier" with dancing by the Trachtenvereins "Traunseer" with the "Kefer Buam" from Bad Goisern at the hotel "Hois'n"

Saturday, 17^thMarch 2012
Traditional "Liebstatt" concert of the band "Stadtkapelle Gmunden" at 7:00 p.m., town theatre Gmunden.

SUNDAY, 18 ^thMarch 2012
11.30 a.m. “Liebstatt-dance” of the Trachtenvereins "Alt Gmunden" at the hotel "Altmühl"

1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. : “Liebstatt-boat trips” with the lake Traunsee boating company. Round tours starting from Gmunden town hall square (duration 45 minutes).

2.00p.m. till 6.00 p.m.: Nostalgic rides with the Gmunden tram on the "Liebstattsonntag"
Departure from the station "Franz-Josef Platz" at 2.00 p.m., 3.00 p.m., 4.00p.m., 5.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m., Nostalgic ride one way ticket: children EUR 1,30, adults EUR 2,00, families EUR 3,00 (2 adults and their own children from 6 till 15 years), two one way tickets = day ticket

The confectioners of Gmunden:

Café-Konditorei Baumgartner

Bäckerei und Konditorei Hinterwirth

Konditorei-Café Grellinger (Inh. Fam. Brenner)

Eiscafe Konditorei Steiner in the SEP-mall

Ferienregion Traunsee Tourismusbüro Gmunden

Rathausplatz 1, 4810 Gmunden
Tel.: +43 (0)7612 65752
Fax: +43 (0)7612 65752-95

e-Mail: gmunden@traunsee.at
Web: http://www.traunsee.at/gmunden