Straubing-Bogen District

Straubing-Bogen District is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Cham, Regen, Deggendorf, Dingolfing-Landau, Landshut and Regensburg. The district-free city Straubing is surrounded by the district. The seat of the government of the district (Landratsamt) is located in Straubing.

The only cities in the district are Bogen and Geiselhöring.

Geography
The main river in the district is the Danube, which crosses the district from the west to the east. There are two major geographical regions in the district. One is the Gäuboden with the Danube region and lowlands, the other are the mountains of the Bayerischer Wald (Bavarian Forest)

History
The district was created in 1972 by merging the previous districts Straubing and Bogen and parts of the district Mallersdorf.