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Kirchroth: Exercise and church architecture

Two local themes offer a concrete way to get your bearings during a stay in Kirchroth: exercise at Fitness Island “kiro” and architectural heritage at the Catholic parish church of St. Vitus. This lets you discover the town through both an exercise facility and a historic building.

Fitness Island “kiro” is located on the grounds of the former playground behind Kirchroth Primary School. It comprises a total of 17 outdoor fitness and exercise stations: a climbing, coordination, and agility island with four stations, an exercise island with five stations, a strength island with three stations, and an obstacle course with five stations. The layout ranges from strength and coordination to the obstacle course. Children and young people, seniors, recreational athletes, and people with disabilities can use the stations alone or in groups. As the condition of the equipment may change, it is a good idea to check it briefly before visiting.

The Catholic parish church of St. Vitus in Kirchroth was built in the mid-17th century. The lower section of its tower is Gothic, and the church also has interior furnishings. For a culturally focused look at the town, the construction period and the Gothic lower tower are two specific architectural points of interest.

More themes in the wider Straubing-Bogen travel region

Pilgrimage and regional history are also central themes in the wider Straubing-Bogen travel region. Bogenberg is one of Bavaria’s oldest Marian pilgrimage sites that is still active today. Every year at Pentecost, the Holzkirchen Candle Pilgrimage takes place at the pilgrimage church there. The Bogenberg District Museum explores the history of the Bavarian lozenges: from the Counts of Windberg-Bogen and their use by the Wittelsbachs and in the Bavarian state coat of arms to their role as a symbol of Bavaria. It also presents Bogenberg as Lower Bavaria’s Holy Mountain and as the site of one of Bavaria’s oldest Marian pilgrimages. Individually tailored museum tours about Bogenberg are available for groups of ten or more and for school classes. These can also be booked outside opening hours with advance notice by phone or in writing.

The Straubing-Bogen travel region offers different route themes for enjoying nature and exercise. The circular trail around Beckenweiher in Wiesenfelden is 2.3 kilometres long, barrier-free, and suitable for strollers and wheelchairs. Along the trail are five information points with benches and information boards about the local wildlife and plant life, the pond’s protected status, and its history. There is also a 110-metre-long nature observation boardwalk. The Kobelberg Nature Trail in Wiesenfelden is about 4.5 kilometres long and has nine stations. It is suitable for strollers and is also cleared of snow in winter. In terms of distance, the 2.3 kilometres around Beckenweiher compare with about 4.5 kilometres at Kobelberg; the listed facilities and suitability features also differ.

Bogen has the “Culture Tour,” the “Beer Garden Tour,” and the “Left and Right of the Danube” tour, all designed as day trips for families with children. The European VIA NOVA Pilgrimage Route also passes through Bogen; it is signposted as a hiking trail along its total length of around 300 kilometres. Other attractions offer different experiences: at Bayerwald Xperium, visitors can explore natural phenomena and the natural sciences through hands-on activities at more than 100 experiment stations. The bee nature trail in Europapark Bayern-Böhmen in Bogen uses information boards and a live bee colony to teach visitors about honeybees; guided tours are currently unavailable.

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Haselbach, Hunderdorf, Mitterfels, Bogen, Konzell, Ascha, Wiesenfelden, Rattenberg

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