Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Marktl , or often unofficially called Marktl am Inn ("little market on the River
Inn "), is a village and historic
market municipality in the state of
Bavaria ,
Germany , near the
Austrian border, in the
Altötting district of
Upper Bavaria . The most notable neighbouring town is
Altötting . Marktl has approximately 2,800 inhabitants.
Marktl is the birthplace of Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (1927–2022) otherwise known as
Pope Benedict XVI .
History
13th century – Established as the power base of the
Counts of Leonberg .
1297 – Construction of the first church dedicated to
Saint Oswald within the
diocese of
Stammham , it was sponsored by
Berengar III, Count of Leonberg and was consecrated by
Bishop
Albert of Chiemsee .
1422 – Duke
Henry XVI of Bavaria grants
market privileges to the town.
1477 – Duke
Louis the Rich grants a coat of arms to the citizens of Marktl, showing a ship hook and caper measure, as symbols of navigation and trade
1577 – Duke
Albert V permits that the assignment of a priest to the Marktl branch church
1697 – Prince-Elector
Max Emanuel arranges the construction of the first bridge across the river
Inn at Marktl
1701 – Lightning hits the tower of Saint Oswald church, which results in the incineration of the whole market
1851 – Marktl, which had been only a subsidiary of the parish of
Stammham , becomes an independent
parish
1857 – Bishop
Heinrich von Hofstetter consecrates the newly built parish church of Saint Oswald
1871 – Marktl gets a railway station when the railway line from
Munich to
Simbach is built
1919 – Construction of a protective dam on the Inn River as a safeguard against constant flooding
1927 – Completion of the first concrete bridge over the
Inn and construction of the "Neue Strasse" (New Street) to bypass the market
1965 – Remodel of parish church at Saint Oswald; parish hall is built
1970–1972 – The formerly independent municipalities of
Marktlberg and
Schuetzing are incorporated into Marktl
1980 – A mechanical-biological purification plant is built
1981–1983 – The Bürgerhaus ("Citizens' House") is built (includes a public library, rooms for events, a
skittles alley etc.)
1984–1987 – Construction of fire-brigade stations in Marktl and Marktlberg
1989 – Connection to
Autobahn
A 94
1996 – Redesign of the market square
2000 – Redesign of the square in front of the railway station
2005 – Election of
Pope Benedict XVI and bottling of commemorative "Papstbier" (Pope bier) by local brewer Weideneder for sale to the public
2006 – Visit of
Pope Benedict XVI .
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Coat of arms
Marktl's coat of arms features a ship's hook and caper measure as symbols of navigation and trade, under the blue and white lozenges of the duchy of Bavaria.
Twin towns — sister cities
Marktl is
twinned with:
Notable people
Pope Benedict XVI in 2005
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Marktl .
Coat of Arms of Altötting district
International National Geographic