Why is there a university park in Gmünd but no university? Why does the figure on the Johannisturm look so grim, and what do the grooves at the entrance of the cathedral mean? How is it that an epitaph on Nepperberg depicts the Gmünd Five-Button Tower instead of Jerusalem? What is the significance of the strange pearls on the bell tower, and why does Mayor Richard Arnold feel happy every two hours when he sits in his office at the town hall?.