Marktl

Marktl is a town of Upper Bavaria located close to the Austrian border.

Understand

St.Oswald church

Marktl is famous throughout the world to be the birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI. Joseph Ratzinger was born here on 16 April 1927 and elected Pope in Rome on 19 April 2005. Cardinal Ratzinger, former dean of the College of Cardinals and prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of faith, he retired on February 28, 2013 for reasons of age.

Visitor informations

• 1 Tourist informations (Tourismus und Begegnung Marktl GmbH), Marktplatz 1 (Town Hall), ☏ +49 8678 74 88 20. M-Su 10:00-12:00 & 14:00-16:00. (updated Jan 2023)

Get in

Marktl railway station

By plane

The nearest major international airport is Munich Airport (MUC ^IATA) (also called "Franz Josef Strauss"), located 92 km from Marktl, with a journey time of approximately one hour by car. As the second largest airport in Germany, it is connected to numerous cities.

Salzburg Airport (SZG ^IATA), located 68 km from Marktl, is also easily reachable after about an hour's drive.

By car

• From West (Munich): via the B12 federal road via Mühldorf am Inn and Altötting (partly already developed as the A 94 motorway).
• From North: Via Federal Highway B20 or B299

By train

• 1 Marktl railway station (Bahnhof Marktl). Marktl is located on the Munich-Mühldorf-Simbach railway line. (updated Jan 2023)

See

Pope Benedict XVI house with the column of Benedict

Town Hall and Marktl History Museum

• 1 Pope Benedict XVI house, Marktplatz 11, ☏ +49 8678 747680, papstgeburtshaus@bistum-passau.de. Jointly managed by the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and the Diocese of Passau through the "Stiftung Geburtshaus Papst Benedikt XVI" ("Birthplace Foundation of Pope Benedict XVI").
  
  :The Pope Benedict XVI house is also the birthplace of Georg Lankensperger (born March 31, 1779 in Marktl and died July 11, 1847), he was the inventor of double-pivot steering, in which each front wheel of an axle turns independently and the axis itself is not deflected. (updated Jan 2023)
• 2 Column of Benedict (In front of the Pope Benedict XVI house). Bronze column inaugurated during the papal visit on 8 September 2006. (updated Jan 2023)
• 3 St.Oswald church and baptistery. Catholic church consecrated in 1875. (updated Jan 2023)
• 4 Marktl History Museum, Marktplatz 1 (On the ground floor of the town hall), ☏ +49 8678 7341. 11 rooms totaling 350 square meters show an outline of the history of the region since prehistoric times. Adults: €2.00 (with guide). (updated Jan 2023)

Do

• Guided tour. "Auf den Spuren von Papst Benedikt" ("In the footsteps of Pope Benedict"), with explanations of local history, the column of Benedict and the baptistery of St. Oswald with the baptismal font. Duration: about 30-40 minutes. Group (up to 15 people): €15.00. (updated Jan 2023)

Eat

• 1 Gasthaus Bonimeier, Kirchplatz 3, 84533 Niedergottsau (Via Burghauser Straße). (updated Jan 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Garni Hotel Alber, Karl-Beck-Str. 9, ☏ +49 86 78 7 49 50 60, fax: +49 86 78 7 49 50 62, info@garni-hotel-alber.de. (updated Jan 2023)

Stay safe

Stay healthy

• 2 Pharmacy (Marien Apotheke), Marktplatz 10, ☏ +49 8678 270. (updated Jan 2023)

Connect

• 3 Post office (Postfiliale 568), Lankenspergerstr. 2 (Seidel car gallery). (updated Jan 2023)

Go next

• 4 Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, Kapellplatz 1 (Altötting). (updated Jan 2023)