Franz Xaver Gruber – Peace Walk in Hochburg-Ach
A walk which unites Nature and the Arts in a unique way. During a circular walking tour of about 1 hour, there are 7 sculptured items to be seen, created by the well-known sculptor, Hubert J. Flörl…
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Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial House in Hochburg-Ach
Franz Xaver Gruber was born in Hochburg in 1787 and later attended school here. His first experience serving as an assistant schoolteacher also took place in Hochburg. Memorial plaques on the side of…
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Museum of Local History in Fuegen
The organ builder Carl Mauracher brought "Silent Night!" to the Zillertal Valley after one of his travels fixing and building organs some time after the first performance of the Christmas carol.…
Cultural walking tour in Wagrain
A "cultural walking tour" has been laid out in Wagrain and includes the most important sites associated with Mohr's work, the Joseph-Mohr-School, the vicarge, Mohr's grave site and the parish church.…
Silent Night Museum Hallein and Gruber's Burial Site
Gruber lived 28 years in Hallein serving as director of choral music, singer and organist. His grave is located near the parish church and in front of the building in which he lived. A central theme…
Joseph-Mohr-House in Hintersee
The village of Hintersee was redefined as a full parish in 1828, allowing Mohr to be named a vicar and signifying another step of promotion for him. This was the first parish for which Mohr had full…
Silent Night Museum Lamprechtshausen-Arnsdorf
Franz Gruber served here as schoolteacher, organist and church caretaker. The building next to the church housed the school downstairs and Gruber's home upstairs. It is likely that he composed the…
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Silent-Night-Museum and Museum of Local History in Mariapfarr
Given recent findings, historians know that Joseph Mohr created the text to "Silent Night!" in the form of a poem in 1816 while serving in Mariapfarr in the Lungau region of the province of Salzburg.…
Silent Night Fountain in Joseph Mohr Square in Mariapfarr
"I feel closely related to Joseph Mohr. Every time I stand near his grave in Wagrain, I ask him to say a bidding prayer for me!" recounted priest Bernhard Rohrmoser in 2011 at the festivities…
Silent Night Museum Oberndorf
On the occasion of Christmas, 1818, Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr performed "Silent Night! Holy Night!" for the first time in the St. Nicholas church. Gruber served as organist for the Oberndorf…
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Museum Innviertler Volkskundehaus in Ried im Innkreis
As commonly done in those days, the St. Nicholas church in Oberndorf had an elaborate nativity scene on display in the sanctuary during the advent season of 1818. This nativity scene, before which…
Silent-Night-Museum "Pflegerschlössl", Wagrain
3th December 2017 till 6th January 2018 daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. 7th January till 1st April and 10th May till 26th October 2018: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM. 1th December 2018…
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"Strasser House" in Laimach
in the Ziller Valley The earlier home of the famous Strasser singer family who made the carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night!" world-famous. The wooden frame structure, still well-preserved, in Laimach…
Stille-Nacht-Friedensweg Oberndorf - Lamprechtshausen-Arnsdorf
Der Friedensweg führt dort, wo einst die Liedschöpfer, der Priester Joseph Mohr und der Lehrer und Organist Franz Xaver Gruber, auf ihren Dienstwegen gingen. Die Wege sind auch alte Pilgerwege und…
Joseph Mohr in the City of Salzburg
Joseph Mohr was born on 11 December 1792 in the city of Salzburg in the area of Dompfarre (cathedral parish). He was the illegitimate son of the embroiderer Anna Schoiber from Hallein and the soldier…
Via Nova Pilgerweg in Berndorf
Berndorf wird urkundlich 789, die Kirche um 1130 erstmals genannt. Um 1440 entstanden die jetzige Pfarrkirche „Maria in den Erlen“ und die Annakapelle in spätgotischem Stil. Eine Besonderheit ist die…