photo: Munich Tourist Office

The Manger Market -

NOW located in Neuhausser Strasse

In Neuhauser Strasse, only a few steps from Marienplatz square, you will find what probably is Germany’s largest manger market. From the lantern for the manger to fodder for the ox and donkey, from beaming cherubs to the gifts of the Magi, the market has all you need to create an authentic manger. Each lovingly chosen and carefully packed item is a reminder of childhood, when the manger under the Christmas tree symbolized a world of mystery and wonder.


 Christmas mangers have long been a tradition in Munich. As early as 1597, the Jesuits set up a manger in St Michael’s church. In 1757, the first original Christmas market took place: it lasted from the 1st day of Advent to the Epiphany. Exquisite woodcarvings from South Tyrol, Oberammergau or the Erzgebirge stand side by side with unbreakable plastic figurines, some of which look astonishingly wood like. From the magnificent oriental manger to the mini-manger from the Alps – this market has it all!
One of the craftsmen’s sources of inspiration is surely the historical manger in the Town Hall’s Court of Ceremonies, created by the Munich artist Reinhold Zellner in 1953.

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