Erzgebirge (Ore Mountain) folk art

Grim nutcrackers, whiskery smoking men and brightly shining candle arches:
Here you will find the whole world of the Ore Mountains

Herrnhut Moravian Stars

Brightens your christmas decorations:
The moravian star is a real classic from the Oberlausitz region

Black forest cuckoo clocks

Classic, richly decorated chalet style or modern:
We have the right clock for every taste and budget

Christmas nativites

The Holy Family, angels, sheperds and Three Magi:
All your Christmas nativity wishes will be fulfilled

About us

In our shop on Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring in Mainz you will find everything that makes a woodcraft lover's heart leap for joy.

Bestseller

The most popular articles from our extensive assortment.
To look at, hold in hand and to take home with you.

Opening hours

Monday and Tuesday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Thursday through Friday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Delivery service

We can send your purchases directly
to your home, worldwide and quick!

Easy payment

Credit card, Debit card, cash, or rather
via PayPal: We accept a lot of payment methods.

Multilingual

Of course we speak German and Englisch
And if you let us know beforehand also French and Spanish.

First Aid

We also provide advice and assistance, if your
incense smoker doesn't smoke or the cuckoo clock has a problem.

Impressions

Take a look inside our Kuckucksnest. In addition we present you some highlights from our range of products.

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1-tier pyramid Nativity figurines

Manufacturer:

Theo Lorenz

Illuminated with:

Tealights

This 1-tier tealight pyramid with large, colorful nativity figurines is eye catching.
Edge Stool Smoker

Manufacturer:

KWO Olbernhau

The Edge Stool Somkers by KWO are very popular.
Candle Arch „The Erzgebirge Workshop”

Manufacturer:

Richard Glässer

Illuminated with:

Electric candles

The candle arche „The Erzgebirge Workshop” has a lot of great details.
Herrnhut Moravian Stars

Manufacturer:

Herrnhuter Sterne

available sizes:

six

available colors:

seven

Aa real classic from the Oberlausitz region a Herrnhut Moravian Star should be part of any christmas decoration.
Björn Köhler Nativity

Manufacturer:

Björn Köhler

Awarded with the sought-after prize “Tradition und Form” in 1995 the Björn Köhler nativity is just timeless.
Günter Reichel Guardian Angel

Manufacturer:

Günter Reichel - Werkstatt moderner Figurenbildnerei

There should be a guardian angel for everybody.
Cuckoo Clock carved 23 cm/9 inch

Manufacturer:

Anton Schneider

Movement:

Quartz

Classic carved cuckoo clock by Anton Schneider. The quartz movement plays twelve different songs.
Cuckoo Clock Chalet-Style 58 cm/23 inch

Manufacturer:

Anton Schneider

Movement:

8-Day mechanical

Large Chalet by Anton Schneider with moving sawmill and lumberjack, dancing figurines and alternately playing „Edelweiß” and „Der Fröhliche Wanderer”.
Cuckoo Clock Chalet-style 65 cm/26 inch

Manufacturer:

August Schwer

Movement:

8-Day mechanical

Awards:

Black Forest Clock of the year 2008

The beautiful Chalet by August Schwer was elected "Black Forest Cuckoo of the year" in 2008. While playing alternately „Edelweiß” and „Der Fröhliche Wanderer” the millwheel turns and you hear the cuckoo.
Bavaria Nativity

Manufacturer:

Bernardi Wood Art

Number of figurines:

48

Available sizes:

7 cm (2.8 in), 9 cm (3.5 in), 12 cm (4.7 in), 15 cm (5.9 in), 23 cm (9.1 in), 28 cm (11 in) and 36 cm (14.2 in)

Available finishes:

natural and multicolor

The Bavaria Nativity offers a very good start at a low price. The figures are designed as in a typical alpine village some centuries ago and available in a lot of sizes.
Kastlunger Nativity

Manufacturer:

LEPI

Number of figurines:

44

Available sizes:

8 cm (3.1 in) and 13 cm (5.1 in)

Available finishes:

natural, multicolor and stained

In his typical style these figurines by Harald Kastlunger from Brixen are designed in a fanciful way. If you are looking for a somewhat different nativity you will enjoy this one..
Rustic Nativity

Manufacturer:

LEPI

Number of figurines:

26

Available sizes:

12 cm (4.7 in)

Available finishes:

natural, multicolor and stained

Alpine based, plain figures illustrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Without a base these figurines look very filigree.

The whole world from the Erzgebirge

Our Online-Shops

With its three online shops the Kuckucksnest offers the widest range of woodcraft on the internet! If you have not yet found the very thing for you on site, just browse a little through our online offers!

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Erzgebirge folk art

More than 5000 articles from all areas of Ore Mountain handicraft make hearts leap for joy: Christmas pyramids, candle arches, nutcrackers, incense smokers, angels, music boxes and a lot more!

Cuckoo-Palace

Cuckoo Clocks

Clocks, as far as the eye can see! Here you will find classic carved clocks, chalets rich in decor and functions, modern cuckoo clocks or even exceptional pieces like the Dumpling eater!

Nativity-Palast

Christmas nativities from South Tyrol

Flowing baroque garments, real fabric clothes, rural garb or simple modern design: Every crib is unique and with or without a stable will become a Christmas highlight for young and old!

Hand carved christmas nativites from South Tyrol

Customer Opinions

UPS delivery was very slow, they do not keep customers updated. The customs part they provided was done sloppy, and unprofessional. Better choose a different service next time (first delivery via FEDEX was perfect)

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/10/2019 19:11
The very best. Like a trip to the Christmas Market in Germany.

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/10/2019 17:11
Customer service accommodated my request for a slight adjustment when I mistakenly hit send on my first order and meant to include an additional item Service was perfect, delivery efficient and the merchandise beautiful as always

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/08/2019 22:11
Shipping to the U.S. was very quick. This was my second purchase from EP, last year bought a pyramid, this year a Santa smoker and incense. Very pleased with all.

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/08/2019 19:11
Wonderful items that look better in person than online. Detailed work. A+++ products.

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/08/2019 19:11
Sehr schnelle Lieferung und stabile Umverpackung. Ich habe drei Pyramiden bestellt die alle wunderschoen und detailverliebt sind. Bei einer Pyramide sind leider 3 der 5 Figuren heruntergefallen, daher gibt es einen Stern Abzug.

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/08/2019 17:11
Very delicate and packaged so well there was no breakage along with a fast delivery. Much sooner than expected.

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/08/2019 16:11
Awesome, will be back next year

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/08/2019 15:11
Quick delivery from order date. Packaged well so no damage to nutcracker

Erzgebirge-Palace 11/08/2019 15:11
One of the smoothest transactions ever across the big pond. Impressive

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Contact

You will find us centrally located in Mainz-Neustadt. We are there for you Monday and Tuesday from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Thursday through Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

By tram, bus or foot it is only a few minutes from central station.
Bus 60 and 61 (direction Mombach) as well as tram 50 and 53 (direction Finthen) takes you directly to our shop, which is located between the stops “Lessingstraße” and “Goethestraße”.

When arriving by car, please bear in mind that there are no parking lots available for visitors.

Kaiser-Wilhelm Ring 78, 55118 Mainz
+49 6131-3274444
shop@kuckucksnest-mainz.de