Altötting

Altötting (, , in contrast to "New Ötting"; , ) is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Altötting of Germany. For 500 years it has been the scene of religious pilgrimages by Catholics in honor of Mary, including a visit by Pope John Paul II in 1980 and one by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.

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Altötting is a town in Bavaria, Germany, that serves as the capital of the Altötting district. It has been an important pilgrimage destination for Catholics honoring Mary for the past 500 years, attracting notable visitors including Pope John Paul II in 1980 and Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.

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Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_coa: DEU Altötting COA.svg
German place.image_photo: Shrine of Europe03.JPG
German place.image_caption: The Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting
German place.image_plan: Altötting in AÖ.svg
German place.state: Bayern
German place.region: Oberbayern
German place.district: Altötting
German place.elevation: 403
German place.area: 23.07
German place.postal_code: 84503
German place.area_code: 08671
German place.licence: AÖ
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09 1 71 111
German place.divisions: 40 official subdivisions
German place.website: www.altoetting.de
German place.mayor: Stephan Antwerpen
German place.leader_term: 2020–26

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: district capital
Official name: Altötting
Country: Germany
Located in: Altötting county
Population: 13172
Area: 23.07
Elevation: 403
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Inn
Capital of: Altötting county
Shares border with: Tüßling
Official website: www.altoetting.de
Image: 00 7661 Altötting -Wallfahrtsort.jpg
Households: 4820
Dialing code: 08671
Licence plate code: LF

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twinned administrative body: Příbram
Commons category: Altötting
category for people born here: Category:Births in Altötting
category of associated people: Category:People from Altötting
topic's main category: Category:Altötting
postal code: 84503
Commons gallery: Altötting
short name: Aoe
number of houses: 411
native label: Altötting
P8168: Chen Yuan
hashtag: Altötting

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Grace Chapel
Sights
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
External links

==History== During the Carolingian period, there was a royal palace here. Nearby, King Carloman erected a Benedictine monastery in 876, with Werinolf as first abbot, and also built the abbey church in honour of the Apostle St. Philip. In 907 King Louis the Child gave the abbey in commendam to Burchard, the Bishop of Passau (903-915), (probably identical with Burchard, second and last abbot). In 910 the Hungarians ransacked and burnt the church and abbey.

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