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Besuchen Sie uns in unseren Museen: Keltenmuseum Hallein, Pflegerplatz 5, 400 Hallein Stille Nacht Museum Hallein, Gruberplatz 1, 5400 Hallein www.keltenmuseum.at ...
Hallein was awesome, thanks to Zicka. First we went to Kaltenhausen, where I did some internships when I was younger. We brewed Kaiser beer and Edelweiss, bu...
- The Origins of Silent Night
- My Personal Quest to Understand The Origins of Silent Night
- Oberndorf: The Birthplace of Silent Night
- Arnsdorf: The Home of Franz Xaver Gruber
- Other Silent Night-Related Places in and Around Salzburg
- Other Silent Night Related Places in Austria
The song’s origins can be traced back to 1818, when it was first performed on Christmas Eve during a time of crisis in the small town of Oberndorf, just outside Salzburg.
Growing up in Salzburg, I visited the Silent Night sights around Salzburg for the first time when I was 32 years old. Most tourists are not visiting them either. If you love the song, however, that’s great news. The places related to the silent night, like Oberndorf, Arnsdorf, and Hallein, are authentic Austria. If you love the song and are interes...
The St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, where “Silent Night” was first performed, has been replaced by the Silent Night Chapel because floods damaged the original church. So the silent night chapel is not a historic chapel but a memorial for the original Church. Every year on Christmas Eve, a memorial service is held in front of the chapel where peop...
Franz Xaver Gruber, the composer of the melody of “Silent Night,” spent a significant portion of his life in the small town of Arnsdorf. Here, he worked as a schoolteacher and organist at the local church. Visitors to Arnsdorf can learn more about Gruber’s life and work by visiting the local church and the Franz Xaver Gruber Museum inside the schoo...
Traces of the Silent Night in Salzburg
Joseph Mohr, the writer of the lyrics to Silent Night, was born and baptized in Salzburg. He grew up in a house on Steingasse 31 in the city and studied at the Lyceum school in Salzburg. Interestingly enough, in Salzburg, a city with memorials for just about everyone, there is only one memorial for Silent Night. It’s in Steingasse 9 and claims to be the house where Joseph Mohr was born, but it is not confirmed to be accurate and is most likely untrue I would recommend strolling down Steingass...
The Silent Night Museum in Hallein
Hallein is not only where I grew up but also the place where Franz Xaver Gruber, the composer of the Silent Night, worked and lived for 28 years and where he died. If you decide to visit Hallein in the footsteps of Silent Night, you will find Gruber’s grave and another Silent Night Museum. The truth is that in every place where anything only vaguely related to the song happened, there is a memorial and/or a museum. But there are other great reasons to visit Hallein, for example,the salt mines...
We talked about Oberndorf, Arnsdorf, Salzburg, and Hallein, but there are more than a dozen places in Austria connected to the song Silent Night. These include places where the song’s creators, Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr, lived or where the song has particular importance. As I mentioned, every place vaguely related to the tune came up with ...
- gerhard@freewalkingtoursalzburg.com
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Dec 15, 2015 · * The Silent-Night-Memorial Chapel (Oberndorf)Chapel was built on the site of St. Nikolaus Church and was consecrated on August 15, 1937. Thirteen years had ...
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- 1920
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Silent Night Museum Hallein is dedicated to the life and works of composer Franz Xaver Gruber. Together with Joseph Mohr, Gruber created the Christmas song “Silent Night” in the year 1818. Journey into the past.
- Franz-Xaver-Gruber-Platz 1, Hallein, 5400
- info@salzburg.info
- 06245 8078330
Silent Night Museum Hallein. In a wonderful, new atmosphere, the work of the composer of the song by Franz Xaver Gruber is presented. The barrier-free museum is located in the former sacristan and choirmaster house, where Franz Xaver Gruber lived and worked for 28 years.
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“Silent Night” is a Christmas Eve tradition – around the globe. At our Silent Night communities here in Salzburger Land, the story behind the world’s most beloved Christmas song is brought vividly to life. Roam in the footsteps of its creators, Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr!
