Bogen () is a

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in the district of

Straubing-Bogen Straubing-Bogen is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Cham (district), Cham, Regen (district), Regen, Deggendorf (district), Deggendorf, Din ...

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. It has a population of 10,105. Bogen is located between the southern slopes of the

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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'')Church of St. Mary of the Ascension
/ref> 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

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s. Since 1958, the

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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.

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.

Twinnings

* Arco -

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Notable natives

* Anna Krauss (1884-1943), German resistance fighter and victim of national socialism * Max Eberl (born 1973), footballer and football functionary

References

{{Authority control Straubing-Bogen Populated places on the Danube