Marktl

Marktl
Coat of arms
Marktl
Location of Marktl within Altötting district
Coordinates: 48°15′12″N 12°50′35″E / 48.25333°N 12.84306°E / 48.25333; 12.84306Coordinates: 48°15′12″N 12°50′35″E / 48.25333°N 12.84306°E / 48.25333; 12.84306
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Altötting
Municipal assoc.	Marktl
Government
• Erster Bürgermeister	Hubert Gschwendtner (SPD)
Area
• Total	27.84 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,677
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	84533
Dialling codes	08678
Vehicle registration	AÖ
Website	www.marktl.de

Marktl, or often unofficially called Marktl am Inn ("Little market on the river Inn"), 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. Marktl has approximately 2,700 inhabitants.

Marktl is the birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI (previously Cardinal Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger), who succeeded Pope John Paul II as the 265th head of the Roman Catholic Church. In 2013 he abdicated and was succeeded by Pope Francis.

Marktl's coat of arms features a ship's hook and caper measure as symbols of navigation and trade, under the blue and white lozenges of the duchy of Bavaria.

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