Marktl

Sister cities

• San Giovanni Rotondo
• Gönnheim
• Wadowice
• Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII

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 river Inn 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 consecrates 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 – 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…

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  367
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  356
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  326
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  281
• Peacock

  Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  252
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  251
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  234
• Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

  Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  216

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2019-10-22
  4 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2008-08-12
  6 km SE of Maria Schmolln, Austria
• M 2.8 — 2008-08-06
  2 km SE of Schalchen, Austria
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-03
  2 km ESE of Oberhaching, Germany
• M 3.5 — 2008-05-21
  6 km N of Filzmoos, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2008-04-17
  4 km ESE of Inzell, Germany