Country Germany Admin. region Niederbayern Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 49.74 km² Local time Monday 4:11 AM Dialling code 09422 | State Bavaria District Straubing-Bogen Postal codes 94327 Population 10,147 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 94327 Administrative region Lower Bavaria | |
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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 River Danube. The town lies at the foot of the Bogenberg, a hill immediately on the Danube. The pilgrimage church of St. Mary of the Ascension (Mariä Himmelfahrt) on the Bogenberg is the destination of one of 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 in Bogen. The barracks are home to army engineers and are used for training medics.
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Map of Bogen, Germany
Sport
The town's sport club TSV Bogen, whose football division was formed in 1926, experienced its greatest success in 2013 when it won promotion to the Bayernliga for the first time.