This led to the decision that the whole of Oberndorf, including the parish church of St. Nicholas, would need to be rebuilt about 800 meters (0.5 mile) upstream.

Begun in 1924, construction of a memorial chapel proceeded slowly under the difficult political and economic conditions of the First Austrian Republic.

[citation needed] Every year, especially at Christmas, thousands of people from around the world visit the Memorial Chapel and adjacent Museum.

At 5:00 p.m. every 24 December, a solemn memorial mass is held at the church and guests thrill to the experience of hearing the famous carol sung in their many languages.

The predella (altar base) relief of The Adoration of the Magi, The Crucifixion, The Flight into Egypt is by the sculptor Max Domenig, from 1936.