Winklarn is a market town and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Schwandorf
Schwandorf is a town on the river Naab in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf district.
Sights
* Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
* Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of ...
in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. In 2006, Winklarn had 1,446 inhabitants. Winklarn lies in the
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate (german: Oberpfalz, , ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany, and is located in the east of Bavaria.
Geography
The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and numerous ponds and lakes ...
. In the North of Winklarn, there is a large forest, the so-called Frauenstein.
Winklarn was first mentioned in 1270.
In 1635, 229 inhabitants died of the plague. After the remaining inhabitants prayed to St. Sebastian, the
Black Death
The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causi ...
stopped. Since this time, every year St. Sebastian's Day is celebrated specially due to a promise of the inhabitants at that time.
In 1822, a large fire devastated the centre of Winklarn. Afterwards, the large rectangular () market place was built.
In 1972, the former communities Muschenried, Haag, Schneeberg, and Pondorf were incorporated.
Winklarn lies directly at the National Road B 22 and the distances to the next motorways (A 6, A 93) are around . Until 1986, there was also a train station. In Winklarn, there is a kindergarten and a primary school.
References
Schwandorf (district)
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