Oberndorf bei Salzburg

Worth seeing in and around Oberndorf bei Salzburg

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Silent-Night-Chapel

   The Silent Night Chapel is located in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg in the Austrian province of Salzburg, and is a monument to the Christmas carol "Silent Night", its lyricist Joseph Mohr, and its composer Franz Xaver Gruber. The chapel stands on the site of the former Nikolauskirche, where on 24 December 1818, the Christmas carol was performed for the first time.

   600 m · Roman Catholic chapel in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Laufen Castle

   Laufen Castle is a square-shaped castle overlooking the Salzach river that was built for the Archbishop of Salzburg in the 15th century. The castle is located in the town of Laufen in the German state of Bavaria.

   500 m · castle in Bavaria, Germany · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Silent Night Chapel

   7 Stille Nacht Platz (Near the head of the river bend).

2. 02
   Laufen Castle

From Wikivoyage: Oberndorf bei Salzburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Each Christmas Eve (24 Dec) Silent Night is sung in front of the chapel.

From Wikivoyage: Oberndorf bei Salzburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Oberndorf bei Salzburg

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Salzburg (SZG), 17 km · Munich (MUC), 97 km · Linz-Hörsching (LNZ), 98 km

• Linz → Oberndorf bei Salzburg

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · €15–21
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• Innsbruck → Oberndorf bei Salzburg

  139 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · €19–27
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• Klagenfurt am Wörthersee → Oberndorf bei Salzburg

  178 km · quickest by road, 3h 24m · €24–33
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