Straubing-Bogen
Straubing-Bogen | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Adm. region | Lower Bavaria |
Capital | Straubing |
Government | |
• District admin. | Josef Laumer (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,202.24 km2 (464.19 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 103,806 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SR, BOG, MAL |
Website | www |
Straubing-Bogen is a Landkreis (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.
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 of Straubing and Bogen and parts of the
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is based on the coat of arms of the former district Straubing. At the bottom are the white-and-blue diamonds as the symbol of Bavaria, as the
Towns and municipalities
Towns | Municipalities | |
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Markt ¹ administrated in a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
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Former municipalities until 1 May 1978
former municipality ( today a part of municipality ) | population municipality (year 1961) | population main village (year 1961) |
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Bogenberg (Bogen)
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585 | 191 |
Degernbach (Bogen) | 1.035 | 98 |
Elisabethszell (Haibach) | 774 | 227 |
Gossersdorf (Konzell) | 620 | 270 |
Haunkenzell (Rattiszell) | 688 | 130 |
Oberalteich (Bogen) | 1.319 | 374 |
Saulburg (Wiesenfelden and Kirchroth) | 737 | 190 |
Steinburg (Hunderdorf) | 563 | 180 |
Waltendorf (Niederwinkling) | 482 | 135 |
Zinzenzell (Wiesenfelden and Stallwang) | 562 | 215 |
References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
External links
- Official website (German)