Marktl
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Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ' N , 12 ° 51' E |
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Bavaria | |
| Administrative region : | Upper Bavaria | |
| County : | Altötting | |
| Management Community : | Marktl | |
| Height : | 364 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 27.84 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 2749 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 99 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 84533 | |
| Area code : | 08678 | |
| License plate : | AÖ, LF | |
| Community key : | 09 1 71 123 | |
| LOCODE : | DE ZCF | |
| Market structure: | 63 parts of the community | |
Market administration address : |
Marktplatz 1 84533 Marktl |
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| First Mayor : | Benedikt Dittmann ( CSU ) | |
| Location of the Marktl market in the Altötting district | ||
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Marktl (sometimes unofficially Marktl am Inn) is a market in the Upper Bavarian district of Altötting and the administrative seat of the administrative association of the same name . It became known nationwide as the birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI.
geography
Marktl is located in the Bavarian planning region of southeast Upper Bavaria on the Inn . The Alz flows into the Inn near Marktl .
Community structure
Marktl has 63 districts:
There are the districts Daxenthaler Forst, Marktl, Marktlberg and Schützing.
history
Marktl was founded in the 13th century as the Hofmark of the Counts of Leonberg . The Wittelsbachers had ruled the town since 1386 . Duke Heinrich XVI. von Bayern-Landshut granted the place market privileges in 1422 . Marktl was a nursing office and belonged to the Burghausen Rent Office of the later Electorate of Bavaria .
Until the abolition of self-government in 1808, it had a market court with its own magistrate rights. In 1818 today's political community was founded. In 1851 Marktl was raised to an independent parish. Since 1871 it has had a train station on the Munich - Simbach railway line. On October 3rd of the same year the Marktl volunteer fire brigade was founded. Since 1919 the place has been protected against the frequent flooding of the Inn by the construction of a water protection dam. On January 1, 1970 parts of the previously independent municipality of Schützing and on January 1, 1972 the municipality of Marktlberg were incorporated into Marktl. The administrative community between Marktls and Stammham has existed since the municipal reform on May 1, 1978. In 1989 the motorway connection to the A 94 was completed.
On July 13, 1997, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI, was made an honorary citizen of the Marktl community. After his papal election in April 2005 and Marktl became known as the place of birth, a kind of state of emergency prevailed in the small town. Numerous journalists and visitors from all over the world flocked to Marktl and wanted to see the birthplace of Joseph Ratzinger. A memorial plaque is attached there. Overall, however, Ratzinger only lived in Marktl for two years; on July 11, 1929 the family moved to Tittmoning an der Salzach. On September 11, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI visited as part of his visit to Bavaria also his place of birth and there he entered the Golden Book of the place.
Population development
Between 1988 and 2018, the population fell from 2,810 to 2,765 by 45 inhabitants or 1.6%.
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council consists of 14 council members and the mayor. The municipal council election on March 15, 2020 led to the following result with a turnout of 73.7% (2014: 64.5%):
| Party / list | Share of votes | Seats |
| Citizens' List Marktl (BLM) | 39.5% | 6th |
| CSU / Free List Marktl | 39.4% | 5 |
| Independent List Marktlberg (ULM) | 21.2% | 3 |
| total | 100% | 14th |
Compared to 2014, the SPD / Free Without Party (previously six seats) have not submitted a nomination; the Marktl citizens' list is new to the municipal council and has six seats. The first mayor is also a member of the municipal council.
mayor
Benedikt Dittmann has been Benedikt Dittmann (CSU / Free List) since May 1, 2020; he was elected with 60.9% of the vote. His predecessor Hubert Gschwendtner (SPD / Free Without Party) was in office from May 1996 to April 2020 for 24 years.
coat of arms
Marktl's coat of arms was awarded by the Lower Bavarian Duke Ludwig the Rich on May 12, 1447.
- The boat's hook is the symbol of the once so important shipping on the Inn .
- The stroke measure is the symbol for the market as a transhipment point for the grain.
- The Bavarian diamonds indicate that the place belongs to the Duchy of Bavaria .
Community partnerships
- Wadowice (Poland), since 2006
- Gönnheim (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII (Lombardy, Italy), since April 2009
As part of an alliance of papal birthplaces, Marktl maintains (in addition to the traditional partnership with the Palatinate wine-growing town of Gönnheim) a partnership with the birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI's predecessor. ( John Paul II. ) Wadowice in Poland as well as to Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, the birthplace of the Council Pope John XXIII .
Attractions
See also: List of architectural monuments in Marktl and List of ground monuments in Marktl
Churches
- Parish church St. Oswald in Marktl, baptismal church of Pope Benedict XVI.
- St. Sebastian Church in Leonberg
- St. Nicholas Church in Bergham
- Antoniushaus Chapel
Museums
The local history museum is located on the ground floor of the town hall . The exhibition, which extends over eleven rooms, is divided into various thematic areas, including tools from the Neolithic Age , navigation on the Inn and the gift of Pope Benedict XVI, a golden chalice with a golden tray and the pileolus (crown of the head).
End of March 2006 acquired by the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and the diocese of Passau founded " Foundation birthplace, Pope Benedict XVI. “The house where Joseph Ratzinger was born, the almost 300-year-old toll house, at an assumed price of 3.5 million euros.
Monuments
On the occasion of the Pope's visit on September 11, 2006, the 4.20 meter high bronze Benedict column was inaugurated on the market square . It was designed by the Eggenfelden sculptor Joseph Michael Neustifter and has the shape of a slightly opened scroll. It is dedicated to both the German Pope and St. Benedict of Nursia . A twin column has been in the Italian town of Velletri since September 2007 .
Geotopes
- Bear Cave near Altwies; geoscientific value "significant"
- Bergham rising pressure well; geoscientific value "significant"
- Steinfelder lime kiln; geoscientific value "significant"
traffic
Marktl is close to the only partially developed A94 motorway and is also connected to long-distance traffic by the B12 and B20 federal highways .
By the municipality that leads railway line from Munich to Simbach , located on the on the municipal border with Stammham of Marktl station is located. The Royal Bavarian State Railways opened the line and the station on June 1, 1871. The station is served every hour by regional trains of the Südostbayernbahn between Mühldorf and Simbach .
Personalities
- Georg Lankensperger (* 1779; † 1847), wagon builder , born in Marktl
- Paul Devrient (* 1890; † 1973), opera singer ( tenor ) and director , lived in Marktl from 1943
- Hugo Grau (* 1899; † 1984), veterinary anatomist , born in Marktl
- Benedict XVI. (* 1927 as Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger ), 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church , born in Marktl
literature
- Hannes Hintermeier : A village becomes pope. Faith, home, hope in Marktl am Inn . Hanser Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-446-20806-3
- Stefan König: In Marktl. Signpost through the birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI. Ars et Media, Altötting 2006, ISBN 978-3-9810956-0-9
- Michael Weithmann: Marktl. Birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI. Information and tips on history, culture and leisure . Edition Förg, Rosenheim 2005, ISBN 3-933708-21-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
- ^ Markt Marktl in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on December 23, 2017.
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 416 .
- ^ Bärenhöhle SE von Altwies. In: Geotope Register Bavaria. Bavarian State Office for the Environment, October 10, 2017, accessed on March 4, 2018 .
- ↑ rising pressure wells in Bergham. In: Geotope Register Bavaria. Bavarian State Office for the Environment, October 10, 2017, accessed on March 4, 2018 .
- ^ Lime kiln W von Steinfelder. In: Geotope Register Bavaria. Bavarian State Office for the Environment, October 10, 2017, accessed on March 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Reinhard Wanka, Wolfgang Wiesner: The main line Munich-Simbach and its branch lines . Bufe-Fachbuch-Verlag, Egglham 1996, ISBN 3-922138-59-4 , p. 10 .
- ↑ Query of the course book route 941 at Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
Web links
- Entry on the coat of arms of Marktl in the database of the House of Bavarian History
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