Straubing-Bogen is a Landkreis (district) in the eastern part of Bavaria , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Cham , Regen , Deggendorf , Dingolfing-Landau , Landshut and Regensburg . The independent town of Straubing is surrounded by the district. The seat of the government of the district ( Landratsamt ) is located in Straubing.
5-623: The only towns within the district itself are Bogen and Geiselhöring . The main river is the Danube , which crosses the district from the west to the east. There are two major geographical regions in the district. One is the Gäuboden with the Danube region and lowlands, the other are the mountains of the Bavarian Forest ( Bayerische Wald ). The district was created in 1972 by merging
10-696: Is a town in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria , Germany . It has a population of 10,105. Bogen is located between the southern slopes of the Bavarian Forest and the River Danube . The town lies at the foot of the Bogenberg, a hill immediately on the Danube. The pilgrimage church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary ( Mariä Himmelfahrt ) on the Bogenberg is the destination of one of
15-793: The oldest pilgrimages for Saint Mary in Bavaria (first mentioned in 1103). This was also the seat of power of the Counts of Bogen, who died out in 1242, before the fief passed over to the Wittelsbachs . Since 1958, the German Army has been based at the Graf-Aswin-Kaserne military barracks in Bogen. The barracks are home to army engineers and are used for training medics . The town's sport club TSV Bogen , whose football division
20-532: The previous districts of Straubing and Bogen and parts of the Mallersdorf district. The coat of arms is based on the coat of arms of the former district Straubing. At the bottom are the white-and-blue diamonds as the symbol of Bavaria, as the Wittelsbach inherited them as their coat of arms upon the extinction of the Counts of Bogen. Above them the wavy line symbolizes the river Danube. The grain ears in
25-503: The top part stand of the mostly agricultural structure of the district. The Madonna in the middle was added after the merger with the district Bogen, and stands for the St. Mary pilgrimate in Bogenberg. Markt ¹ administrated in a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Verwaltungsgemeinschaft 48°55′N 12°35′E / 48.92°N 12.58°E / 48.92; 12.58 Bogen, Germany Bogen ( Central Bavarian : Boong )
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