Kripperlmarkt
Lukas Barth
On St. Peter‘s, only a few steps away from Marienplatz, is probably Germany’s largest Kripperlmarkt. Here you can find everything you need for a genuine nativity set-up – from the stable lantern to the chaff for the ox and donkey to the gifts of the Magi. Nativity scenes have a long tradition in Munich. In 1757, the first Kripperlmarkt was held from 1st Advent until Epiphany.
The stalls
The Kripperlmarkt comprises ten stalls offering exclusively things to do with the Nativity: nativity scenes, figurines and accessories. Almost every Standl, as the stalls are called in Munich, has a unique item on offer: From large oriental nativity scenes to alpine mini versions.
The special offer
- Nativity stables partly from own production according to old family tradition and handed down models, but also own creations in alpine, Bavarian and oriental style
- Nativity figurines, for example, from selected carvers from the South Tyrolean Val Gardena: made of maple, oak, lime or Swiss stone pine wood in oriental or alpine/peasant style, nativity figures clothed in fabric or clad in painted material (heads, hands and feet carved in wood and painted, torso in moveable material), alternatively figures for self-dressing, wool sheep and handmade „Marolin” nativity figures (papier-mâché) from Thuringia
- Large assortment of angels, e.g., putti, angel heads,standing angels and Gloria angels
- Wooden figures such as Madonnas, patron saints, Magi and profane figures, crosses with the body of Christ, as well as annual figures for nativity scene collectors
- Nativity accessories, self-manufactured and handmade, such as wells, bonfires, wood stakes, miniature vessels made of metal, wood or clay, shepherd‘s carts, rakes,pitchforks and other agricultural implements
- Electrical items for nativity sets (lanterns, plugs, cables, light bulbs and transformers), as well as spare parts, also for USA-compatible nativity-scene lighting
- Decorative items made of natural materials such as moss, lichen, bark, straw, hay, sand etc.
Service
- Repairs, restorations and special productions tailor-made to the customers’ wishes
- Advice, partly also in foreign languages (E, F, ES, I)
