St. Peter's Church, Straubing , is a Romanesque basilica in Straubing , Germany . It was built in the second half of the 12th century, and is distinguished by its two sculpted portals. The surrounding graveyard contains a number of funeral chapels, most notably the Totenkapelle , which is decorated with a cycle of paintings depicting the Totentanz (Dance of the Dead) by the Rococo artist Felix Hözl .
20-654: The Gäubodenvolksfest in Straubing is one of the largest Volksfests ( beer festival and travelling funfair ) in the German state of Bavaria . It is an annual event, spanning eleven days mid-August. The Gäubodenvolksfest was founded in the year 1812 by Maximilian I Joseph , King of Bavaria, as an agricultural festival to foster an annual gathering of the people in the Danube region. The festival went on hiatus in 1915–1918, 1940–1945, and 2020–2021. The Gäubodenvolksfest
40-522: A griffin or another dragon, and at right a lion. The two beasts may likewise be engaged in battle. An opposition between good and evil, similar to that on the west portal, is likely intended, perhaps with reference to medieval animal stories such as those found in the Physiologus . The graveyard surrounding St. Peter's includes three free-standing chapels: a Kapelle Unserer Lieben Frau (Chapel of Our Dear Lady), perhaps originally Romanesque, with
60-628: A 15th-century ossuary ; the Agnes-Bernauer -Kapelle, the burial place of the like-named secret wife of Albert III of Bavaria , executed on charges of witchcraft; and the Totenkapelle (Chapel of the Dead), built in 1486. The latter is perhaps of the greatest artistic significance, on account of its extensive cycle of paintings representing the Totentanz (Dance of the Dead), created by
80-699: A dramatic impact on the whole region. Even today many traces of the 400-year Roman occupation can be found: for example, the famous 'Römerschatz' (Roman treasure) which was excavated in 1950 and which is shown in the Gäubodenmuseum. Sorviodurum , as the Romans called it, was an important military support base. After the fall of the Roman Empire Straubing became a centre of settlement of the Bavarii , mostly around St. Peter's Church (built in
100-846: A greater part of the medieval city hall. Straubing has many industrial areas and a port at the river Danube with access to the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal , a connection from the North Sea to the Black Sea . It is the centre of the Bavarian high tech offensive in biotechnology . As one of five ducal residences of medieval Bavaria (besides Landshut , Munich, Ingolstadt and Burghausen ) the old town of Straubing especially features many Gothic buildings. The Technical University of Munich has one of its campuses in Straubing. It
120-546: A life-size personification of "state and church" joined in holy matrimony. Between 1933 and 1945 most of the members of the then small Jewish community of Straubing were murdered or forced to emigrate. In 2006, Straubing had a lively Jewish community with around 950 members. During a rally in June 1940, when Straubing and Bogen held its Kriegskreistag, some 20,000 people gathered at the Großdeutschlandplatz . Among
140-466: Is a modern and family-friendly festival with several attractions, including carousels and roller coasters . There are also several large beer tents that span a 100,000 m area. The event has maintained the historic character of Bavarian festivals, and attracts approximately 1.4 million visitors every year. Many visitors wear traditional Bavarian clothing ( Tracht ) for the occasion. The festival combines Bavarian tradition with progress and vitality. It
160-800: Is an independent city in Lower Bavaria , southern Germany. It is seat of the district of Straubing-Bogen . Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest , the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held. The city is located on the Danube forming the centre of the Gäuboden . The area of Straubing has been continuously settled since the Neolithic . The conquest by the Romans in 16–14 BC had
180-567: Is one of Bavaria's oldest and most popular festivals and it has increased to one of the biggest events in Germany . Beer plays a central role in the fair. The beer is specially brewed, and only breweries from Straubing or the district Straubing-Bogen are allowed to serve beer there. On the first day of the festival there is a "Bierprobe", which means " beer tasting ," followed by a parade consisting of people wearing Bavarian native attire walking on foot, riding horses, or in horse carriages. On
200-457: Is specialised on renewables . A Fraunhofer Institute for boundary and biodiversity engineering is also located in Straubing. Straubing has four gymnasiums (grammar schools): Straubing is twinned with: St. Peter%27s Church, Straubing St. Peter's is located on the southern bank of the Danube river in the Altstadt of Straubing, approximately one kilometer to the east of
220-612: Is the centre of Straubing with many shops, offices, restaurants and a pedestrian area. Most buildings there still have medieval style. The nightlife of Straubing, with many pubs and discothèques, is concentrated in this area. The most important buildings are the Gothic cathedral-like Basilica of St. Jacob, the Romanesque St. Peter's Church, the Carmelite monastery with its Baroque church and library, St. Vitus's, where you can find
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#1732776418358240-506: The 9th century) between Allachbach and Danube. According to the customs of the Bavarii the settlement was named after their leader Strupinga , which later evolved into the name Straubing. In 1218 a new part of the city (called 'new town') was founded by Duke Ludwig I Wittelsbach of Bavaria . Straubing became the capital of the Duchy of Bavaria-Straubing under Duke Wilhelm I when Bavaria
260-460: The nave rest on rectangular masonry pillars, whose decoration is not original to the building, but was added in the course of the 19th-century restorations. Two portals provide access to the building, one from the west and one from the south. The tympanum of the west portal portrays a knight, armed with sword and shield, battling a dragon. The head of a man, whom the dragon has swallowed, is visible between its jaws. The representation may allude to
280-404: The present city center. It sits on top of a small elevation, and the graveyard, church, and chapels are enclosed by a wall. The present church is at least the second to have stood on the site: excavations conducted in 1974 revealed the presence of an earlier Carolingian hall church . The present church was built around 1200, shortly before the removal of Straubing's main market to a site well to
300-1051: The second day there is the official opening with a representative of the Bavarian or German government. The festival is held every year in the middle of August and lasts 11 days. The festival is celebrated by the whole city as a "fifth season", and many companies are closed down during this time. Combined with the Gäubodenvolksfest is the Ostbayernschau , the biggest trade show of eastern Bavaria . Brewery:, Röhrl Straubing Brewery: Irlbacher, Irlbach Brewery: Irlbacher, Irlbach Brewery: Karmeliten, Straubing Brewery: Arcobräu , Moos Brewery: Erl-Bräu, Geiselhöring Brewery: Karmeliten, Straubing 48°53′02″N 12°33′51″E / 48.88389°N 12.56417°E / 48.88389; 12.56417 Straubing Straubing ( pronounced [ˈʃtʁaʊ̯.bɪŋ] ; Central Bavarian : Strauwing )
320-548: The speakers were Gauleiter Wächtler and Gauamtsleiter Erbersdobler. In July 1940, the Donau-Zeitung reported that the Straubing Kreisleiter , Anton Putz, had flown toward France and not returned. In 1944 and 1945, Straubing suffered from several American air raids. The local military hospital was destroyed to the extent of 80 percent with a loss of 45 patients. In November 2016 a fire destroyed
340-405: The structure. In 1885 the north-western tower, which had previously been only three storeys high, was raised to the height of the south-western tower. The most recent restoration was undertaken in 1977/78, at which time the nave was provided with a wooden roof. St. Peter's is a three-aisled pillar basilica with three apses, and a two-towered western facade. The arcades between the side aisles and
360-516: The west (the present-day Neustadt ). St. Peter's remained, however, the only rectory in Straubing until 1492, when the Church of St. Jakob was built in the Neustadt . The church was redecorated in a Baroque style sometime before 1696, and an onion-dome was set atop the south-western tower. The Baroque decoration and onion dome were removed in 1866/67 in the course of a historicizing "purification" of
380-506: The words of Psalm 35/34: Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. The scene would therefore have Christological significance, with the words of the Psalm understood typologically to refer to Christ as a warrior against evil. The south portal is somewhat more mysterious. It portrays two animals, at left perhaps
400-546: Was divided among the sons of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1349. In 1429 Straubing passed to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria - Munich , who ordered the murder of Agnes Bernauer in Straubing. The grave of Agnes Bernauer cannot be found. But in the graveyard of St. Peter's Church is a chapel built by Duke Ernest. In 1633, during the Thirty Years' War , the Swedish army successfully besieged the city. Nowadays, this new town
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