# Marktl

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

## Understand

Marktl is famous throughout the world as 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

* 48.253912.841981 Tourist information (Tourismus und Begegnung Marktl), Marktplatz 1 (Town Hall), ☏ +49 8678 74 88 20. Daily 10:00-12:00 & 14:00-16:00. (updated Jan 2023)

## Get in
### By plane

The nearest major international airport is Munich Airport (MUC) (also called "Franz Josef Strauss"), 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), located 68 km from Marktl, is also easily reachable after about an hour's drive.

### By car

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

### By train

* 48.25663612.8525041 Marktl railway station (Bahnhof Marktl). Marktl is located on the Munich-Mühldorf-Simbach railway line. (updated Jan 2023)

## See

* 48.2540312.841861 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 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)
* 48.2538512.841852 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)
* 48.2535512.840953 St.Oswald church and baptistery. Catholic church consecrated in 1875. (updated Jan 2023)
* 48.2538312.841954 Marktl History Museum, Marktplatz 1 (On the ground floor of the town hall), ☏ +49 8678 7341. 11 rooms totalling 350 m² show an outline of the history of the region since prehistoric times. Adult €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

* 48.2408212.877291 Gasthaus Bonimeier, Kirchplatz 3, 84533 Niedergottsau (Via Burghauser Straße). (updated Jan 2023)

## Sleep

* 48.252712.842231 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

* 48.2539112.841652 Pharmacy (Marien Apotheke), Marktplatz 10, ☏ +49 8678 270. (updated Jan 2023)

## Connect

* 48.2470512.833523 Post office (Postfiliale 568), Lankenspergerstr. 2 (Seidel car gallery). (updated Jan 2023)

## Go next

* 48.22627212.6764614 Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, Kapellplatz 1 (Altötting). (updated Jan 2023)