Straubing (Germany Bavaria)
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Region
Europe Rivers
Local Time
2025-01-12 15:57
-1°C
1.9 m/s
18 °F / -7 °C
Straubing is a Danube River cruise port and city in Germany's Bavaria state (Niederbayern's Gauboden region, Straubing-Bogen district) with population around 50,000. The town is best-known for its annual Gaubodenvolksfest (festival held here in August), which is ranked Bavaria's second-largest fair - following only Oktoberfest (world's largest folk festival) held in Munchen.
As an important military base, the town (named Sorviodurum) was founded during the Roman Empire (1th-century BC - 4th-century AD). In early-13th-century, was built the "new town" and later Straubing became the capital city of Bavaria-Straubing (independent duchy between 1353-1432). Straubing is one of Bavaria's 5 ducal residences (together with Landshut, Munich, Ingolstadt and Burghausen). The city suffered major devastations in 1944-1945 (at the end of WW2, from several US air bombings) and in November 2016 (a fire destroyed most of the Town Hall).
The current-day city's economy is based on high-tech industries (including biotechnology) and shipping as the riverport has access to North Sea (Baltic Sea) and Black Sea (Mediterranean) via Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. Tourist attractions and landmarks include St Peter Church (12th-century), City Tower (14th-century), Town Hall, Water Tower, Herzogsschloss Castle (14th-century), St Jacob Basilica (14th-century), St Vitus Church (confraternity), Carmelite Monastery (14th-century), Ursulinenkirche (St Ursula Church), Trinity Column (at Theresienplatz), Sossau (church), Zoo Garden. Besides Gaubodenvolksfest, other popular annual festivals held here are Fruhlingsfest, Ostbayernschau, Burgerfest, Bluetone (jazz-themed, one of Europe's most famous).
As cruise port, Straubing is often included (even as homeport/departure port) in the schedules of Europe's largest river cruise companies, including Uniworld (ship River Princess), Phoenix Reisen (ship Adora), Scylla-Tauck (ships Savor, Joy), Nicko Cruises (ship Maxima).
Next table shows Maxima boat's 28-day itinerary Passau to Cologne (offered in 2019) - the longest-ever that includes Straubing as call port. Prices started from ~USD 3850 pp.
Date / Time | Port |
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13 Sep 17:00 | Departing from Passau, Germany |
14 Sep 13:00 - 17:30 | Vienna, Austria |
15 Sep 13:00 - 13:30 | Solt, Hungary |
15 Sep 18:30 - 21:00 | Mohacs, Pecs, Hungary |
16 Sep 11:00 - 23:59 | Belgrade, Serbia |
17 Sep | Iron Gate, Serbia-Romania |
18 Sep 11:00 - 14:00 | Ruse, Bulgaria |
19 Sep 10:00 - 14:00 | Tulcea, Romania |
20 Sep 10:00 - 11:00 | Oltenita, Romania |
20 Sep 15:30 - 17:00 | Giurgiu, Romania |
21 Sep | Iron Gate, Serbia-Romania |
22 Sep 15:00 - 23:00 | Novi Sad, Serbia |
23 Sep 08:00 - 09:00 | Aljmas, Croatia |
23 Sep 12:00 - 14:00 | Batina, Croatia |
23 Sep 15:30 - 17:30 | Mohacs, Pecs, Hungary |
24 Sep 09:00 - 16:00 | Budapest, Hungary |
25 Sep 08:00 - 13:00 | Bratislava, Slovakia |
26 Sep 14:00 - 18:00 | Linz, Austria |
27 Sep 13:30 - 14:00 | Straubing |
27 Sep 17:30 - 18:30 | Regensburg, Germany |
28 Sep 13:00 - 18:00 | Nuremberg, Germany |
29 Sep 06:00 - 13:00 | Bamberg, Germany |
30 Sep 09:00 - 13:00 | Wurzburg, Germany |
01 Oct 18:00 / 02 Oct - 12:00 (overnight) | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
02 Oct 17:15 / 03 Oct - 07:00 (overnight) | Mainz, Germany |
03 Oct 14:00 - 22:00 | Mannheim, Germany |
04 Oct 04:00 - 14:00 | Rudesheim, Germany |
04 Oct 18:00 / 05 Oct - 08:00 (overnight) | Koblenz, Germany |
05 Oct 13:00 - 18:00 | Cologne/Koln, Germany |
06 Oct 11:30 / 07 Oct - 08:00 (overnight) | Amsterdam, Holland |
07 Oct 13:30 / 08 Oct - 06:00 (overnight) | Enkhuizen, Holland |
08 Oct 20:00 / 09 Oct - 13:00 (overnight) | Rotterdam, Holland |
09 Oct 23:00 / 10 Oct - 14:00 (overnight) | Nijmegen, Holland |
11 Oct 08:00 | Arriving in Cologne |