Krýza’s Cribs

Krýza’s Cribs are the work of a native of Jindřichův Hradec and master sock-maker Tomáš Krýza and are among the most popular exhibits in Jindřichův Hradec. Since 1998 the cribs have been in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest mechanical nativity scene in the world. The nativity scene contains 1 398 figurines of people and animals, of which 133 move. This unique work is located in the Jindřichův Hradec Museum. The museum also administers the town’s observation tower at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the corner of which has the aforementioned 15th meridian east longitude running through it.

Open: April - January daily except Mondays, June - August daily, 8:30 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 17:00

Admission: full CZK 60, concessions CZK 40