Marktl (), or often unofficially called Marktl am Inn ("little market on the River Inn"), is a village and historic

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in the state of

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, 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

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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

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of Stammham, it was sponsored by Berengar III, Count of Leonberg and was consecrated by

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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

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* 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

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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

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A 94 * 1996 – Redesign of the market square * 2000 – Redesign of the square in front of the railway station * 2005 – Election of

and bottling of commemorative "Papstbier" (Pope bier) by local brewer Weideneder for sale to the public * 2006 – Visit of

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: *

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, Poland (2006) * Gönnheim, Germany * Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, Italy (2009)

Notable people

* Georg Lankensperger (* 1779; † 1847), cartwright * Paul Devrient (* 1890; † 1973), opera tenor and director * Hugo Grau (* 1899; † 1984), veterinary *

(* 1927 as ''Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger''; † 2022)

References

External links

markt-marktl.de
Official Homepage
Marktl am Inn
Sleepy Bavarian Village on the World Map. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marktl Am Inn Altötting (district) Populated places on the Inn (river) 13th-century establishments in the Holy Roman Empire