Bogen is a town in the district of Straubing-Bogen

Straubing-Bogen

Straubing-Bogen is a Kreis in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Cham, Regen, Deggendorf, Dingolfing-Landau, Landshut and Regensburg. The district-free city Straubing is completely surrounded by the district...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

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

Bavarian Forest

thumb|The village of Zell in the Bavarian ForestThe Bavarian Forest is a wooded low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany. It extends along the Czech border and is continued on the Czech side by the Šumava . Geographically the Bavarian Forest and Bohemian Forest are sections of the same mountain range...

 and the Danube

Danube

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 River. The town lies on the foot of the Bogenberg, a hill directly placed by the Danube. The church of pilgrimage Mariä Himmelfahrt http://www.kirchturm.net/kirchen/seit171.html on the Bogenberg is the destination of one of the oldest pilgrimages for Mary in Bavaria (first mentioned 1103). Since 1958 the German army

Bundeswehr

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 runs the Graf-Aswin-Kaserne in Bogen. The barracks, are home of pioneer forces and used for training medics.

Bogen is also home to Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli's Pro Spine, who is known worldwide for his advances in spine surgery.

Twinnings

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  Arco - Trentino - 3. September 1983
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  Arthez-de-Béarn
  Arthez-de-Béarn
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   (fr) - 4. August 1982
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  Schotten - Hesse
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   - 3. Juni 2001
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  Wilhering
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   - Austria
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  - 22. Oktober 2002