Zirl

Zirl is considered a centre of nativity scene building. The "Heimat- und Krippenmuseum" is home to a nativity scene museum that displays many traditional masterpieces. Decorating the traditional mountain crib scene is a celebrated custom in the town of Zirl. During the Christmas season, the crib is a beautiful nativity scene and during Lent it is transformed into a Passion crib featuring a multitude of carved figures from the Passion of Christ. The Local History Museum also invites visitors on a journey through time: with old tools, equipment, photos, scripts and typical farming & household implements. Highlights include the sketches and drawings by the famous church painter Franz Plattner, whose frescoes can be admired in the Parish Church of the Holy Cross just a few paces away.