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Bogen (Central Bavarian:Boong) is atown in the district ofStraubing-Bogen inBavaria,Germany. It has a population of 10,105. Bogen is located between the southern slopes of theBavarian Forest and theRiver Danube. The town lies at the foot of the Bogenberg, a hill immediately on the Danube. Thepilgrimage church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt)[3] on the Bogenberg is the destination of one of the oldest pilgrimages for Saint Mary in Bavaria (first mentioned in 1103).
This was also the seat of power of the Counts of Bogen, who died out in 1242, before the fief passed over to theWittelsbachs. Since 1958, theGerman Army has been based at the Graf-Aswin-Kaserne military barracks in Bogen. The barracks are home toarmy engineers and are used for trainingmedics.
The town's sport clubTSV Bogen, whose football division was formed in 1926, experienced its greatest success in 2013 when it won promotion to theBayernliga for the first time.[citation needed]