Käthe Wohlfahrt [SEP] inception
Käthe Wohlfahrt
Käthe Wohlfahrt is a German company that sells Christmas decorations and articles. Its head office is in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. According to the tourism site for the state of Bavaria, ""the unique Christmas store with more than 30,000 traditional German Christmas decorations ... has attracted millions of tourists from all over the world.""
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. The firm moved
as well as a Canadian location in Vancouver.
The company is very well known outside the German-speaking region. Even its parent company in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a tourist destination for many tourists from Japan and the USA and a visit to Käthe Wohlfahrt is often included as part of their Germany or European tours.
External links.
- Wohlfahrt home page
- Kathe Wohlfahrt of America home page