Here in Oberndorf near Salzburg, the famous Christmas
carol "Silent Night" was first sung in 1818
in the boatmen´s church of St. Nicholas. The idea
for the carol came from the priest Joseph Mohr, who,
on Christmas eve 1818 proposed to Franz Xaver Gruber
to write a melody to a poem Mohr had written in 1816.
The song had its first performance during midnight mass
1818. Later, due to floods, the town was moved upstream.
The church of St. Nicholas was torn down and in its
place the Silent-Night-Memorial-Chapel was consecrated
in 1937.
Highlights: Silent-Night-Memorial Chapel in Oberndorf and Silent Night Museum
in Arnsdorf
Route: Salzburg - Arnsdorf - Oberndorf - Salzburg
Price per Person: EUR 35,00
Duration: 4 hours
Departure: 10.00 am & 2.00 pm
