Winklarn is a market town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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in the district of
Schwandorf
Schwandorf is a town in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf (district), Schwandorf district. It lies on the river Naab.
Geography
Geographical location
Schwandorf is located at the intersection of ...
in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. In 2006, Winklarn had 1,446 inhabitants. Winklarn lies in the
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate (; , , ) is an administrative district in the east of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of seven districts and 226 municipalities, including three cities.
Geography
The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and nume ...
. In the North of Winklarn, there is a large forest, the so-called Frauenstein.
Winklarn was first mentioned in 1270.
In 1635, 229 inhabitants died of the plague. After the remaining inhabitants prayed to St. Sebastian, the
Black Death
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the list of epidemics, most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as people perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. ...
stopped. Since this time, every year St. Sebastian's Day is celebrated specially due to a promise of the inhabitants at that time.
In 1822, a large fire devastated the centre of Winklarn. Afterwards, the large rectangular () market place was built.
In 1972, the former communities Muschenried, Haag, Schneeberg, and Pondorf were incorporated.
Winklarn lies directly at the National Road B 22 and the distances to the next motorways (A 6, A 93) are around . Until 1986, there was also a train station. In Winklarn, there is a kindergarten and a primary school.
References
Schwandorf (district)
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