The Gäuboden (also referred to in German as the Dungau) is a region in

Lower Bavaria Lower Bavaria (german: Niederbayern, Bavarian: ''Niedabayern'') is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. Geography Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions () – Landshut and Donau-W ...

in southern

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without any clear geographic or cultural boundaries, that covers an area about 15 kilometres wide south of the

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and the Bavarian Forest, beginning opposite Wörth an der Donau and stretching as far as Künzing. The largest town in the region is

Straubing Straubing () is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat of the district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held. The city is located on the Danube f ...

, which is often called the centre of the Gäuboden. The Gäuboden is one of the largest loess regions in southern Germany.

Literature

* Franz Krojer: ''Aufschluss des Gäubodens.'' Differenz, München 2006. * Erwin Rutte: ''Rhein – Main – Donau. Eine geologische Geschichte.'' Thobecke, Sigmaringen 1987, . * Dieter Vogel (Hrsg.): ''Der Gäuboden. Heimatbuch.'' Kiebitz Buch, Vilsbiburg 1996, . * Bayerisches Landesamt für Umweltschutz. Ornithologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ostbayern: ''Lebensraum Donautal. Ergebnisse einer ornitho-ökologischen Untersuchung zwischen Straubing und Vilshofen'', München, Wien, R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 1978 (Schriftenreihe Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege, Heft 11), Lower Bavaria Regions of Bavaria Natural regions of the Alpine Foreland {{Bavaria-geo-stub