Bogen brings together a historic town centre in Oberalteich, culture in a former monastery mill and green spaces in the centre. Bogenberg adds nature and pilgrimage to the town’s history. When planning your trip, it is worth keeping these different highlights distinct: a cultural event depends on the current programme, while walking routes and sights appeal to different interests.
Monastery History and Culture
Until secularisation in 1803, Oberalteich was a monastic village with a Benedictine abbey. Former monastery buildings form the historic centre of Oberalteich and have been renovated. Since 1998, the former monastery mill has housed the KulturForum Oberalteich. It hosts concerts, readings, cabaret, lectures, seminars and exhibitions. If you would like to plan your visit around a particular event, check the current programme in advance.
Sights in the municipal area of Bogen include St. Florian’s parish church, St. Andreas parish church in Degernbach and St. Margaretha parish church in Pfelling. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is also part of this selection.
Green Spaces, Routes and Bogenberg
The Bavaria-Bohemia European Park is a green space in central Bogen, intended for local residents and tourists to enjoy for recreation. A tree trail in the park features more than 20 tree species. This means the town has a central green space and a specific nature theme alongside its cultural offerings. The European pilgrimage route VIA NOVA also passes through Bogen, adding a route-related aspect to the options.
Bogenberg is a natural history highlight because of its animal and plant life. Two panoramic information boards have been installed there for visitors; they are located south of Oberalteich and directly on the Danube Cycle Path. This makes nature and route orientation additional aspects to consider when planning. Actual route or day planning remains a separate matter.
Visitor Information
Bogen railway station has an information point with tourist information and details about train connections. It also houses the Bavarian Forest Nature Park information point, with the permanent exhibition “The Danube and Bogenberg”. The exhibition offers another way to explore the themes of Bogenberg and the Danube. Check practical service and opening details before your visit.
Bogen in the broader Straubing-Bogen travel destination
In the broader Straubing-Bogen travel destination, Bogenberg is one of Bavaria’s oldest Marian pilgrimage sites still in use today. The Holzkirchen Candle Pilgrimage takes place every year at Pentecost at Bogenberg Pilgrimage Church. Those interested in the religious background can also explore themes related to the history of the Bavarian lozenges at the Bogenberg District Museum: from the Counts of Windberg-Bogen, through their use by the Wittelsbach dynasty and in the Bavarian coat of arms, to their status as a symbol of Bavaria.
The district museum offers individually tailored guided tours of Bogenberg for groups of ten or more and school classes. These can also be booked outside opening hours with advance notice by phone or in writing. These offers are specifically intended for the groups mentioned; advance booking and group size are part of planning accordingly. This helps distinguish Bogen’s local highlights from other themes in the broader Straubing-Bogen travel destination.
Discover more destinations
Discover more destinations: Breitenweinzier, Kirchroth, Sankt Englmar, Haselbach, Rattenberg, Konzell, Ascha, Perasdorf.
Go to the broader travel overview: Straubing-Bogen.
