Bogen, Germany

Bogen

Coat of arms

Bogen

Location of Bogen within Straubing-Bogen district

Coordinates: 48°55′N 12°41′E / 48.917°N 12.683°ECoordinates: 48°55′N 12°41′E / 48.917°N 12.683°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Franz Schedlbauer (CSU)

Area

• Total

49.74 km² (19.20 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

9,751

• Density

200/km² (510/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

94327

09422

Website

Bogen (English: Bow) 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 Danube River. The town lies on the foot of the Bogenberg, a hill directly placed by the Danube. The church of pilgrimage Mariä Himmelfahrt on the Bogenberg is the destination of one of the oldest pilgrimages for Mary in Bavaria (first mentioned 1103). This was also the seat of power to the Counts of Bogen, who died out in 1242, before the fief passed over to the Wittelsbach. Since 1958 the German army runs the Graf-Aswin-Kaserne in Bogen. The barracks, are home of pioneer forces and used for training medics.

Sport

The town's sport club TSV Bogen, its association football department formed in 1926, experienced its greatest success in 2013 when it won promotion to the Bayernliga for the first time.

Twinnings

Arco - Trentino - 3. September 1983
Arthez-de-Béarn (fr) - 4. August 1982
Schotten - Hesse - 3. Juni 2001
Wilhering - Austria - 22. Oktober 2002

The Bogenberg (Bogen Hill)

Towns and municipalities in Straubing-Bogen

Aholfing Aiterhofen Ascha Atting Bogen Falkenfels Feldkirchen Geiselhöring Haibach Haselbach Hunderdorf Irlbach Kirchroth Konzell Laberweinting Leiblfing Loitzendorf Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg Mariaposching Mitterfels Neukirchen Niederwinkling Oberschneiding Parkstetten Perasdorf Perkam Rain Rattenberg Rattiszell Salching Sankt Englmar Schwarzach Stallwang Steinach Straßkirchen Wiesenfelden Windberg

References

↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.

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