Bogen, Germany

Bogen 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 the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the Bogenberg is the destination of one of the oldest pilgrimages for Saint Mary in Bavaria.
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 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

Image:Flag of Italy.svg|25px|Italy Arco - Trentino - 3 September 1983
Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France Arthez-de-Béarn - 4 August 1982
Image:Flag of Germany.svg|25px|Germany Schotten - Hesse - 3 June 2001
Image:Flag of Austria.svg|25px|Austria Wilhering - Austria - 22 October 2002

Image:Bogenberg-2006.jpg|thumb|left|The Bogenberg

Notable natives

Anna Krauss, German resistance fighter and victim of national socialism
Max Eberl, footballer and football functionary