GMUND, a town of Germany, in the Land of Wurttem berg,' on the Rems, 31 m. E.N.E. of Stuttgart by rail. Pop. (1933) 20,131. It was surrounded by walls early in the 12th century. It received town rights from Frederick Barbarossa, and after the extinction of the Hohenstaufen became a free imperial town. In 1803 it passed to Wurttemberg. The church of the Holy Cross, St. John's church, dating from the time of the Hohenstaufen, and the pilgrimage church of the Saviour are notable. Clocks and watches, optical instruments and gold and silver work are the chief manufactures. Trade is in precious stones.