Online Encyclopedia
Straubing
Coat of Arms | Map |
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Town Data | |
State: | Bavaria |
Regierungsbezirk: | Niederbayern |
District: | Independent City |
Area: | 67.58 km² |
Population: | 44 473 (31 December 2003) |
Population density: | 658 people per km² |
Altitude: | 322 metres |
Postal code: | 94301 - 94315 |
Area code: | 09421 |
Coordinates: | 48° 53' North 12° 34' West |
License plate: | SR |
Offizielle Website: | www.straubing.de http://www.stadt.de/ |
Politics | |
Mayor: | Reinhold Perlak (SPD) |
Governing party: | CSU |
Straubing is an independent city in Niederbayern. It is seat of the district Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest , the second largest folk celebration in Bavaria, is held.
The city is located on the Danube forming the centre of the Gäuboden .
Culture and Places of Interest
- Frühlingsfest (annual)
- Gäubodenvolksfest and Ostbayernschau (annual) - the second largest folk music festival in Bavaria.
- Museum containing Roman artifacts.
- Agnes-Bernauer-Festspiele - a festival
- Straubinger Zoo
- A Jazz festival - Jazz an der Donau (annual)
Buildings
- City tower
- Herzogsschloss
- Romanesque Church of St. Peter
- Basilica of St. Jacob
Historical residents
- Agnes Bernauer
- Mathias Flurl
- Joseph von Fraunhofer
- Jakob Sandtner
- Emanuel Schikaneder
- Ulrich Schmidl