Straubing, Bavaria, Germany Genealogy

History and Geography


Straubing is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat the of the district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held. It is located on the Danube forming the centre of the Gäuboden.[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straubing Wikipedia]
 * The area of Straubing has been continuously settled since the Neolithic.
 * After the fall of the Roman Empire Straubing became a centre of settlement of the Bavarii.

Online Records

 * This link takes you to the familysearch catalogue where there is information about the records available on microfilm from Straubing. They can be viewed at family history centers and affiliate libraries.
 * Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters, 1914-1918 include soldiers from Straubing on Ancestry.com
 * Various records can be found through the Meta-search tool on the website of the German Society for Computer Genealogy

Civil Registration
Straubing Standesamt Stetthaimerpl. 11 94315 Straubing Germany City of Straubing

Most civil record offices in Bavaria only have records back to the late 1800's. To find information on family before that it is necessary to go to church records.

Catholic Church Records
St. Peter's Church, Straubing, is a Romanesque basilica in Straubing, Germany. It was built in the second half of the 12th century, and is distinguished by its two sculpted portals. The surrounding graveyard contains a number of funeral chapels, most notably the Totenkapelle, which is decorated with a cycle of paintings depicting the Totentanz (Dance of the Dead) by the Rococo artist Felix Hözl.

St. Peter's Catholic Church
Petersgasse 50A 94315 Straubing Germany