Silent Night Chapel
| Silent Night Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Location | |
| Location | Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°56′44″N 12°56′11″E / 47.9455°N 12.9364°E |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 1924 |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Website | |
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The Silent Night Chapel (German: Stille-Nacht-Kapelle) 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.