Bogen
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General
Information
Normally I write up this information section for the cities
listed in Getting Away. However, that is not the case with the general
information below. It was sent to me by a resident of the city of Bogen,
Germany and I believe it truly depicts the flavor of the town. Here is what
Lares wrote, with just a few edits by me. Jim.
I doubt this small town would be of much interest to anyone other than myself and a religious pilgrim. Like all German towns and cities, it is immaculately clean and pristine. It is a semi-picturesque, very rural small town of about 5000 people located between Munich and Regenburg (the ecclesiastic center of Bavaria). Actually, it is significantly closer to Regensburg and is in line between Regensburg and Passau, heading east to Austria. Regensburg would undoubtedly be of more interest with its famed Gothic cathedral, Roman bridge (still used today), Roman and medieval city walls, steep roofed buildings, its mummified St. Emmerand, and fabled oldest continuously used torture chamber!
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Often linked with nearly by Straubing (the county seat) with its
famous watchtower, Bogen's greatest claim to fame is its shrine to Mary high
atop Bogenberg. The pilgrimage church
Heilig Kreuz und Mariä Heimsuchung the oldest Marian shrine in Bavaria dating
from the mid 1400s and said to be the site of several miraculous healings. It
is in the late Gothic style, I believe. Also notable is its depiction of a
pregnant Mary.
Also on site at the shrine is a local folk museum detailing
daily life in this rural area, as well as the local
cemetery and war memorial to the first and second world war dead. There is also a church in the center of Bogen proper far less
grand than the shrine but possessing an intriguing painted wooden altar
piece.
Alas, on the whole, there is little else to do in Bogen except to enjoy its striking rural scenery on one of several bends of the Danube and the nearby Bavarian Forest. The best restaurant was perhaps the Cloisters, but the few others there were good as well. Bogen's other contribution to "German" history is that after the local counts died off, the Bogen coat of arms was incorporated into the Wittelsbach family heraldic crest of "Mad Ludwig" and the Empress Elizabeth of Austria were the most famous. You may choose to visit Bogen if you return to Bavaria. But, I would also suggest you incorporate it with a trip to Regenburg and Straubing. |
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There isn't much to nearby Geiselhoring-- where I also have relatives. However, don't be at all surprised if you see "turnip trucks" there. It is, after all, a local staple.
Thanks Lares for the information and the pictures. If anyone else would like to send me some interesting information about where you live, please do and I will see if I can post it on Getting Away. mailto:jimbruner@gettingaway.com
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Attractions And Things To See And Do
| Bogen's greatest claim to fame is its shrine to Mary high atop Bogenberg. The pilgrimage church Heilig Kreuz und Mariä Heimsuchung the oldest Marian shrine in Bavaria dating from the mid 1400s and said to be the site of several miraculous healings. It is in the late Gothic style, I believe. Also notable is its depiction of a pregnant Mary. Also on site at the shrine is a local folk museum detailing daily life in this rural area as well as the local cemetery and war memorial to the first and second world war dead. |
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