Country Germany Adm. region Lower Bavaria Vehicle registration SR Administrative region Lower Bavaria | State Bavaria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Straubing Team SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing | |
Points of interest Bavarian Forest, Predigtstuhl, Pröller, Gäuboden, Waldwipfelweg GmbH Destinations Danube, Sankt Englmar, Haibach - Lower Bavaria, Bogen, Rattenberg | ||
Straubing-Bogen is a Kreis (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.
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Map of Straubing-Bogen, Germany
The only towns within the district itself are Bogen and Geiselhöring.
Geography
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).
History
The district was created in 1972 by merging the previous districts Straubing and Bogen and parts of the district Mallersdorf.