--- title: Schwanthaler crib url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430004154/schwanthaler-crib.html" description: This splendid crib in the Parish Church of Altmünster ist also called the „mother-crib“ of he Salzkammergut region. date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Schwanthaler crib Schwanthaler crib =================== Altmünster, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/211396/69C1328D4309D7DEAB439392C1E5D53320497BC6CD9EEB7CF9A0C473E11AC219/schwanthaler-krippe.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/211397/EFE0E1178F9DC8CC3BB16AF11A095F23EEB4E402F4CB5D4DB1B8F72E397BC956/schwanthaler-krippe-2.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/211398/FA9AB90388FA77B84FF0D6C8BED012D66948967AED1D8411F5EB348621FABE85/schwanthaler-krippe-pfarrkirche.jpg) Open copyright © MTV Ferienregion Traunsee - Tourismusbüro Alt. Close copyright [ ![Schwanthaler-Krippe](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/211396/69C1328D4309D7DEAB439392C1E5D53320497BC6CD9EEB7CF9A0C473E11AC219/schwanthaler-krippe.jpg "© MTV Ferienregion Traunsee - Tourismusbüro Alt.") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/211396/69C1328D4309D7DEAB439392C1E5D53320497BC6CD9EEB7CF9A0C473E11AC219/schwanthaler-krippe.jpg) Open copyright © MTV Ferienregion Traunsee - Tourismusbüro Altm. Close copyright [ ![Schwanthaler-Krippe 2](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/211397/EFE0E1178F9DC8CC3BB16AF11A095F23EEB4E402F4CB5D4DB1B8F72E397BC956/schwanthaler-krippe-2.jpg "© MTV Ferienregion Traunsee - Tourismusbüro Altm.") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/211397/EFE0E1178F9DC8CC3BB16AF11A095F23EEB4E402F4CB5D4DB1B8F72E397BC956/schwanthaler-krippe-2.jpg) Open copyright © MTV Ferienregion Traunsee - Tourismusbüro Altm. Close copyright [ ![Schwanthaler Krippe Pfarrkirche](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/211398/FA9AB90388FA77B84FF0D6C8BED012D66948967AED1D8411F5EB348621FABE85/schwanthaler-krippe-pfarrkirche.jpg "© MTV Ferienregion Traunsee - Tourismusbüro Altm.") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/211398/FA9AB90388FA77B84FF0D6C8BED012D66948967AED1D8411F5EB348621FABE85/schwanthaler-krippe-pfarrkirche.jpg) 1. 2. 3. Münsterstraße 1 4813 Altmünster [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=M%C3%BCnsterstra%C3%9Fe%201%2C%204813%20Altm%C3%BCnster "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=M%C3%BCnsterstra%C3%9Fe%201%2C%204813%20Altm%C3%BCnster "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.901808&lon=13.7645436&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) This splendid crib in the Parish Church of Altmünster ist also called the „mother-crib“ of he Salzkammergut region. This extraordinary, seven-part nativity scene was created by Johann Georg Schwanthaler (1740–1810), great-grandson of the great master Thomas Schwanthaler. Many of the details served as models for later woodcarvers in their own works and are still feature in every Salzkammergut nativity scene today, such as the ‘Lampotraga’ (\*), the group ‘Vada, let me come along’ (\*) and the Gloria Angel. They reflect the once humble, everyday life within the sacred narrative. The Schwanthaler nativity scene depicts seven scenes from the childhood of Jesus with the utmost artistic skill and with an inimitable colour scheme. The painted background (c. 1770), ‘the ‘prospekt’, as can be admired in the Schwanthal Nativity scene, has since been regarded as typical of the Salzkammergut nativity scenes, just as the juxtaposition of ‘Heavenly Jerusalem’ and the Alpine landscape with its inhabitants. Admission is free; a voluntary donation towards the preservation of the nativity scene. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Schwanthaler crib** Münsterstraße 1 4813 Altmünster Phone [ +43 7612 87130 ](tel:+43761287130) mobile [ +43 664 496 ](tel:+43664496) Web [www.pfarre-altmuenster.at](http://www.pfarre-altmuenster.at "New window") http://www.pfarre-altmuenster.at --- **Contact person** Katholische Pfarrkirche Altmünster Münsterstraße 1 4813 Altmünster Phone [ +43 7612 87130 ](tel:+43761287130) mobile [ +43 664 496 ](tel:+43664496) Web [www.pfarre-altmuenster.at](http://www.pfarre-altmuenster.at "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools **Season**- Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](http://www.pfarre-altmuenster.at "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")