Kripperlroas in Bad Ischl
Every year between 2 January and 2 February you have the opportunity to go on a Kripperlroas in Bad Ischl. On this trip you can visit private, home-made nativity scenes.
The Kripperlroas in Bad Ischl
With the horse-drawn carriage to the private cots in Ischl
The meeting point is at the Trinkhalle, from here the Roas starts with the carriage to Giovanni, where you get a doughnut snack. The horse-drawn carriage then takes you through wintry Bad Ischl to various house nativity scenes and the Moroder nativity scene in the parish church. Afterwards you will be fortified with cheese spaetzle with roasted onions in the Hubertushof inn. You will see - it will certainly be an unforgettable Roas!
Minimum number of participants per date: 7 people
Meeting point: 13:30, Trinkhalle Bad Ischl
Duration: 3.5 to 4 hours
Prices: EUR 49.00 (children from 6 to 15 years: EUR 24.50), discounts with SKGT card
Bookable dates:
Friday, 2.1.26
Saturday, 3.1.26
Sunday, 4.1.26
Tuesday, 6.1.26
Friday, 9.1.1.26
Saturday, 10.1.26
Sunday, 11.1.26
Friday, 16.1.26
Saturday, 17.1.26
Sunday, 18.1.26
Friday, 23.1.26
Saturday, 24.1.26
Sunday, 25.1.26
Friday, 30.1.26
Saturday, 31.1.26
Tickets for the above dates are available online or on site at the office of the Bad Ischl Tourist Board (Auböckplatz 5, Trinkhalle).
We are also happy to organise "Kripperlroasen" for groups on another day!
If you are interested in a Kripperlroas, please contact the Bad Ischl Tourist Board, Auböckplatz 5, A-4820 Bad Ischl, Tel.: +43-6132-27757, E-Mail : office@badischl.atat least 7 days before the desired date.
It is of course also possible to visit the cots on your own. Please always call the owners in advance, as the cot fathers are not always at home and otherwise you will find yourself standing in front of a locked door! We ask you to bear in mind that the "cot fathers" are very happy to receive any offerings at the private cots. Please also accept that it is not possible to use the toilet in the private houses!
Overview of private crèches in Bad Ischl
Johann Linortner, vulgo Lippenbauer, Hintersteinstraße 9, Tel.: +43 6132 27473 and +43 664 1201846, by prior arrangement, max. 20 people
Christoph Schmied, Traunkai 29, Tel.: +43 664 9105295, by prior arrangement, max. 8 people
August Putz, Im Hopfgarten 4, Tel.+43 650 5226550, by prior arrangement
Pomberger family, Im Hopfgarten 7, Tel.: +43 664 8386865, by prior arrangement
Leopold Schiendorfer, Pernecker Straße 74, Tel.: +43 6132 28138, by prior arrangement, max. 15 people
Martin Neureiter, Pernecker Straße 71, Tel.+43 6132 22906, by prior arrangement, max. 20 people
Ludwig Gratzer, Dorfstraße 33, Tel.: +43 660 3442977, by prior arrangement, max. 20 people
Alexander Auer, Gasthof "Zum Pfandl", Salzburger Straße 101, Tel.+43 6132 23875, open daily
Fred + Maria Müllegger, Kreutererstraße 18, Tel.: +43 664 1270772 or +43 6132 26637, by prior arrangement
Almgasthaus Rettenbachalm, Tel.: +43 664 88107412
The nativity scene can also be viewed in the Catholic parish church. The Kalss nativity scene is also on display in the museum of the town of Bad Ischl (visit with admission).
Please also accept that it is not possible to use the toilet in the private houses.
Cot exhibition at the Hotel Austria - Museum of the City of Bad Ischl
Opening: 28.11.25 at 5 pm
Exhibition duration: until 1.2.26
To be visited during the opening hours of the Hotel Austria
Price per person for the nativity scene exhibition (without Hotel Austria): 4 euros
Children up to 14 years free
"The Kalss cot and cots by cot fathers from the region"
Cot exhibition in cooperation with the Ischler Heimatverein
In 1838, Franz Oberleitner vowed to build a cot as thanks for the birth of his son. It was set up every year. In 1889, Johann Kalss bought it and fitted it with moving figures. The cot shows the scene of the Nativity and depictions of Christmas events. The figures in Salzkammergut costume, the world of work and the crafts form a reflection of regional life. It has been in the museum since the 1980s, where it is displayed every year at Christmas time. Setting up and visiting the landscape nativity scenes in the Salzkammergut has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2015.
In addition to the Kalss cot, box cots from cot fathers from the region will also be exhibited at Hotel Austria in 2025.
A special cot tour through the museum can be booked at info@stadtmuseum.at can be booked.