Winklarn

For the town in Lower Austria, see Winklarn, Austria.

Winklarn is a market town and municipality in the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria, Germany. In 2006, Winklarn had 1,446 inhabitants. Winklarn lies in the Upper Palatinate. In the North of Winklarn, there is a large forest, the so-called Frauenstein.

Winklarn
Municipality
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Winklarn within Schwandorf district
Winklarn Winklarn
Coordinates: 49°26′N 12°29′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Schwandorf
Municipal assoc.	Oberviechtach
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Sonja Meier
Area
• Total	33.71 km2 (13.02 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	1,378
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92559
Dialling codes	0 96 76
Vehicle registration	SAD
Website	www.vg-oberviechtach.de

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 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 (134 by 26 metres (440 ft × 85 ft)) 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 30 km (19 mi). Until 1986, there was also a train station. In Winklarn, there is a kindergarten and a primary school.