Festive Harbinger: Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace Has Its Christmas Tree
More than two months before Christmas Eve, the traditional Christmas tree was already erected on Wednesday in the courtyard in front of Schönbrunn Palace. The approximately 160-year-old spruce comes from the Rauris Valley in the Salzburg Pinzgau and was harvested in the Taxenbach forest district of the Austrian Federal Forests (ÖBf) and transported to Vienna by low-loader, according to a release about this year's Schönbrunn Palace Christmas market. This will open on November 6th.
Schönbrunn Christmas Tree is a 160-Year-Old Spruce from Pinzgau
"This year's Christmas tree is a particularly beautiful specimen - a stately, well-grown spruce with dense branches all around. We are pleased to bring a piece of local forest and pre-Christmas atmosphere to the city," said ÖBf board spokesman Georg Schöppl. "It is a special moment every year when the large Christmas tree is erected in the courtyard," said Katrin Edtmeier, Managing Director of Imperial Markets. "The tree not only brings festive spirit but also a piece of Austrian nature right into the city."
Preparations for Christmas Market Underway
With the erection of the Christmas tree, preparations for the Schönbrunn Palace Christmas market are entering the final phase. According to the release, tradition, craftsmanship, and enjoyment will be offered alongside the large Christmas tree. After the end of the Advent market season, the spruce will be chopped up and given to the animals in the Schönbrunn Zoo as toys and treats.
(APA/Red)
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