Straubing: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 79 - 139 Hotel Villa
 This 4-star hotel lies in the Lower Bavarian town of Straubing, in the Bavarian Forest. It offers modern rooms, free private parking, and free Wi-Fi i… MoreEUR 55 - 80 Hotel-Restaurant Franziska
 This hotel enjoys a peaceful location despite its proximity to the city centre.
The exhibition grounds, the theatre and the ice rink can all be reach… MoreEUR 54 - 90 Römerhof
 This 3-star hotel and restaurant offers comfortably furnished rooms with internet access. It lies on the outskirts of historical Straubing, 2.5 kilome… MoreEUR 79 - 155 Stadthotel Wenisch
 This family-run, 4-star hotel offers modern accommodation in the town of Straubing in Lower Bavaria, just 400 metres away from the railway station.
I… MoreEUR 53 - 120 Hotel Theresientor
 This privately run 4-star hotel is located in the historic centre of Straubing.The Hotel Theresientor offers modern, en suite accommodation with free … MoreEUR 59 - 155 Hotel Murrer
 The family-run Hotel Murrer offers free Wi-Fi and a free breakfast buffet. It is located in the Aiterhofen district of Straubing, a 5-minute drive fro… MoreEUR 49 - 120 Bed & Breakfast Bredl
 This 3-star bed and breakfast hotel in Straubing is decorated in a 50s style. It features a 7,800 m² garden with terrace, a sauna and free private pa… MoreEUR 52 - 95 Hotel Gäubodenhof
 This family-run, 3-star hotel lies in a central and convenient location in the Lower Bavarian town of Straubing, a short stroll from the town centre.
… MoreEUR 58 - 79 Hotel Heimer
 This 3-star hotel offers modern rooms and free on-site parking. It lies at the edge of Straubing´s Westliches Ostenfeld business park. Straubing… MoreEUR 68 - 117 Asam Hotel
 This 4-star Superior design hotel in Straubing features stylish rooms, free Wi-Fi internet and a wellness area. It lies in the town centre, a 10-minut… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Straubing: Guide
Straubing is an independent city in Lower Bavaria. It is seat of the Districts of Germany|district Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held.
The city is located on the Danube forming the center of the Gäuboden.
Straubing is Town twinning|twinned with Tuam (Ireland), Wels (Austria) and Romans-sur-Isère (France) .
History
The area of Straubing is continuously settled since the Neolithic. The conquest by the Roman Empire|Romans in 16 BC|16-14 BC had a dramatic impact on the whole region. Even today a lot of traces of the 400 year lasting Roman occupation can be found (for example the famous 'Römerschatz' (roman treasure) which is shown in the Gäubodenmuseum). Sorviodurum, as the Romans called it, was an important military support base.
After the fall of the Roman Empire Straubing became a center of settlement of the Bavarii, mostly around the church St. Peter (built in the 9th century) between Allachbach and Danube. According to the customs of the Bavarii the settlement was named after their leader Strupinga, which later evolved into the name Straubing.
1218 a new part of the city (called 'new town') was founded by Louis I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria. Straubing became the capital of Bavaria-Straubing under the dukes of Bavaria-Straubing-Holland under William V, Count of Hainaut|Duke William I when Bavaria was divided among the sons of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1349. In 1429 Straubing passed to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria-Munich, who ordered to murder Agnes Bernauer in Straubing. The grave of Agnes Bernauer can't be found. But in the graveyard of St. Peter church is a chapel buildt by Duke Ernest.
This new town is nowadays the center of Straubing with many shops, offices, restaurants and a pedestrian area. Most buildings there still have medieval style. The nightlife of Straubing, with many pubs and discotheques, is concentrated in this area.
Straubing also has many industrial areas and a port at the river Danube with access to the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, a connection from the North Sea to the Black Sea. It is the center of the Bavarian high tech offensive in biotechnology.
Culture and Places of Interest
Straubinger Frühlingsfest (annual)
Agnes Bernauer
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Gäubodenvolksfest and Ostbayernschau (annual)
Museum containing Ancient Rome|Roman artifacts.
Agnes-Bernauer-Festspiele - a historical play to remind of the murdered Agnes Bernauer
Straubinger Zoo
A Jazz festival - Jazz an der Donau (annual) Buildings
City tower
Herzogsschloss
Romanesque architecture|Romanesque Church of St. Peter (Straubing)|Church of St. Peter
Basilica of St. Jacob (Straubing)|Basilica of St. Jacob Historical residents
Mathias Flurl
Joseph von Fraunhofer
Jakob Sandtner
Emanuel Schikaneder
Ulrich Schmidl
Carl Spitzweg Sports
Straubing Tigers