Nativity tree in the Town square
Nativity scene trees and wooden board nativity scenes have a long tradition dating back to the early baroque period and were primarily found near monasteries, such as the Jesuit Monastery in Steyr and Benedictine Monastery in Garsten. Every year, a nativity scene tree that presents the story of Christmas in a very special way, is put up in the Steyr Stadtplatz square. The Steyr nativity scene tree was created by the nativity scene maker Josef Seidl with the assistance of the nativity scene friends from Vorarlberg (1993/94).