The Wallfahrtskirche Maria Bühel is a Baroque pilgrimage church from 1663 on the hill above Oberndorf bei Salzburg, 20km north of the city. Oberndorf is known primarily as the birthplace of “Silent Night” in 1818; the hilltop church predates that by 155 years and looks out over the Salzach and the Austrian-German border. Free entry. Combine with the Stille Nacht Kapelle in the village below.
church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Buhel
Maria Bühel is the small hill above Oberndorf bei Salzburg, the town across the river from Laufen where "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) was composed and first performed in 1818. The pilgrimage church on the hill is a Baroque structure from 1663, predating the famous carol by 155 years, but it overlooks the exact landscape where the song was written.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Oberndorf bei Salzburg
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1663
- Era
- Baroque
- Address
- Maria Buehel-Strasse 4, 5110 Oberndorf, 5110 Oberndorf bei Salzburg
- Coordinates
- 47.9500, 12.9262
- Official website
- Visit website