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Monday, December 27, 2021

Austria: Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf

On 15th December I got three postcards: one from Austria, one from Japan and one from Canada.

The card from Austria shows the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf. The Silent Night Chapel was built between 1924 and 1936 at the site of the former Saint Nicholas' Church, which was demolished after it was damaged during the floodings of the Salzach in the late 19th century. The new chapel was built as memorial for the Christmas carol Silent Night. This carol was performed in the Saint Nicholas' Church for the first time in the World on the 24th December 1818.

A nice stamp about the 200th anniversary of Silent Night (issued 23-11-2018) was used here. That stamp, the second personalised stamp and the postmark all show the chapel. The postmark commemorates the 20th anniversary of the granting of town privileges to Oberndorf.


Thank You very much Anita!

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