Marktl am Inn - Birthplace of Pope Benedict

On April 19th, 2005 Cardinal of the Roman Curia Dr. Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope. As head of the Roman Catholic Church, he chose the name Benedict XVI.

You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.

More Information

Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content

His birthplace in Marktl am Inn – Bavaria, Germany – was immediately surrounded by television crews from around the world and in the press Marktl was described ironically as Media Marktl.

Even the souvenir sales was started immediately. In rapidly self-made sales booths, people offered Pope cake and Pope bratwurst in addition to pictures and trailers with a picture of the newly elected pope.

As most valuable legacy, the baptistery, where Pope Benedict was baptized, is exhibited in the museum of local history.