Käthe Wohlfahrt

"[1] Founded in 1964 in Herrenberg near Stuttgart by the husband and wife couple Wilhelm and Käthe Wohlfahrt, it was taken over by their son, Harald.

Amongst its extensive range of products are candles, Christmas tree decorations, nativity scenes and nutcrackers.

The shop is open all year long and claims to have the world's largest selection of traditional German Christmas ornaments.

[3] The firm has a chain of shops in Nuremberg, Bamberg, Oberammergau, Berlin, Heidelberg, and Rüdesheim am Rhein.

Its parent company in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a destination for many tourists from Japan and the United States and a visit to Käthe-Wohlfahrt is often included as part of their Germany or European tours.