Coat of arms	Map
Statistics
Land (state):	Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk:	Upper Bavaria
Landkreis (district):	Altötting
Location:	48°15′12″N, 12°50′35″E
Altitude:	498 m above Sea level
Area:	27,84 km²
Population:	2.672 (2003)
Population density:	96 / km²
Postal code:	84533
Area code:	08678
Licence plate code:	AÖ
Community Identification Number:	09 1 71 123
Internal organisation of the municipality :	63 officially named sub-municipalities
Address of the administration	Marktplatz 1 84533 Marktl
Website:	www.markt-marktl.de
E-Mail-Address:	vg.marktl@markt-marktl.de
Politik
Mayor:	Hubert Gschwendtner (SPD)

Marktl am Inn

Marktl am Inn ("Little Market on the Inn River"), or simply Marktl, 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. The town has approximately 2,700 inhabitants. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x1367, 556 KB) Dies ist das Wappen der Marktgemeinde Marktl im Landkreis Altötting (Bayern). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south of Bavaria, around the city Munich. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Altötting is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... License plates in Germany show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SPD (disambiguation). ... Download high resolution version (1417x1063, 860 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1417x1063, 860 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Altötting is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south of Bavaria, around the city Munich. ... Altötting is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Altötting (population 12,871 in 2004). ...

Marktl is the birthplace of the current Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who succeeded Pope John Paul II as the 265th head of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: , born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th[1] and reigning Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and sovereign of Vatican City State. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Catholicism. ...

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 Inn River 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 inaugurates 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 - Birth of Pope Benedict XVI; 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

(12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Events 8 January - Monaco gains independence. ... Saint Oswald (d. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Events August 31 - Henry VI becomes King of England. ... A physical marketplace in Portugal enables buyers and sellers of produce to do business with each other. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... Duke Louis IX of Bavaria (23. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (29 February 1528 - 24 October 1579), (German: ), was Duke of Bavaria from 1550 until his death. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... Maximilian II Emanuel (July 11, 1662 - February 26, 1726) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... Simbach is the name of two towns in Bavaria Markt_Simbach in the district Dingolfing-Landau The city Simbach on Inn in the district Rottal-Inn This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: , born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th[1] and reigning Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and sovereign of Vatican City State. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Skittles is an old European target sport, from which Ten-pin bowling and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The German and Austrian autobahn sign The Swiss autobahn sign Autobahn ( ) (pronounced in IPA) is the German word for a major high-speed road restricted to motor vehicles and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries. ... Bundesautobahn 94 (BAB 94 or A 94) is an Autobahn that runs from Austrian border near Passau through southern Germany to Munich. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: , born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th[1] and reigning Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and sovereign of Vatican City State. ...

Coat of arms

Marktl's coat of arms was lent to handing by Duke Ludwig on May 12, 1447. The boat operator hook is a symbol of navigation, which was once so important in the region. The caper measure is a symbol of grain trading and shipping. The Bavarian lozenges refer to the affiliation of the place with the Bavarian duchy. Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Marktl am Inn

• markt-marktl.de - Homepage (only in German)
• Marktl am Inn Sleepy Bavarian Village on the World Map.