Hilltop chapel above Oberndorf bei Salzburg, reached by a forested way-of-the-cross path with views over the Salzach and the Bavarian bank opposite. Oberndorf is the town where “Stille Nacht” (Silent Night) was composed and first performed on Christmas Eve 1818. The Kalvarienberg chapel and the Stille Nacht Kapelle (Silent Night Chapel) are both accessible as a half-day excursion from Salzburg (S-Bahn S1, 15 minutes). Free access.
church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg
Kalvarienberg-Kapelle
The Kalvarienberg-Kapelle is a hilltop chapel above Oberndorf bei Salzburg on the Salzach river, reached by a Kreuzweg (way-of-the-cross path) with individual stations leading to the summit chapel.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Oberndorf bei Salzburg
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 5110 Oberndorf bei Salzburg
- Coordinates
- 47.9423, 12.9328