“Silent Night” Chapel in Oberndorf

You’ll feel a chill when you join the chorus singing a song which spread from this very spot to the entire world! The local priest, Josef Mohr, wrote the words in 1816 and Franz Xavier Gruber composed the famous tune two years later. “Silent Night” spread first throughout Europe and then to the United Statesand the world. Near the memorial chapel, you’ll find the Gruber-Mohr memorial and an exhibit about the history of “Silent Night” in the local museum.

The pink building next to the chapel is the vicarage in which Joseph Mohr lived while serving in Oberndorf between 1817 and 1819. Oberndorf is about ½ hour by car/bus outside of Salzburg and you’ll want to take a photo before the small chapel.