Easy hikes and walks in Öberauer Donauschleife

The MS Antonia (built in 2021) is a modern, first-class river cruise ship operated by Phoenix Reisen and Rijfers Nautical Management. The 135-meter-long and 11.40-meter-wide vessel accommodates 190 passengers in 96 cabins, most of which feature a French balcony. It sails on European rivers (including the Rhine and Danube). ... Technical Data and Facts: Length/Beam/Draft: 135 m / 11.40 m / 1.60 m Passenger Capacity: 190 Decks: 4 Cruising Company: RNM river cruises (Rijfers Nautical Management) Hotel Operations: sea chefs Flag: Switzerland / Malta (depending on the source) Crew: approx. 40 Cabins and Amenities: Cabins: Outside cabins (approx. 12–17), equipped with air conditioning, TV, minibar, safe, and coffee maker. Balconies: Cabins on the Saturn/Orion decks have French balconies, cabins on the Neptune deck have windows. Amenities: Panoramic restaurant, panoramic bar/lounge, aft bar, sun deck with pool, and sauna. Special Features: Elevator between the Saturn and Orion decks, recipient of the Green Award. The atmosphere on board is described as cozy and relaxed, with upscale comfort.

Boat landing stage - Danube 🌊 - Near / before Straubing

The Straubing Lock was constructed in 1993 as part of the Straubing Weir project to ensure the navigability of the Danube. The lock chamber is located at Danube kilometer 2322.02. With a chamber length of 264 meters, it has a usable length of 230 meters and a usable width of 24 meters. The lock chamber is constructed of concrete and is closed at both the upper and lower gates by a double-leaf mitre gate. Each mitre gate weighs 83 tons. The 14-meter-high and 12-meter-wide steel gates rest on a spherical bearing. The chamber is filled and emptied via bypass channels, each with two bypass gates at the upper and lower gates. The chamber fills in 20 minutes with a lock water volume of 44,000 cubic meters. A lockage takes 25 minutes. The lock has a total capacity of 73,000 cubic meters. The level of the upper edge of the lock platform is 321.5 m above sea level (NN), and the level of the lower lock sill is 308.7 m above sea level (NN). For maintenance and repair work on the gates and closures, the lock is equipped with a gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 100 tons, which can be moved along the entire length of the lock. At the associated weir of the Straubing power plant, the design impoundment level is 320 m above sea level (NN). The water level of the lower lock basin is 313.75 m above sea level (NN) at mean water level (MTF) and 312.32 m above sea level (NN) at regulated low water level (RNW). The corresponding head is 6.25 meters at MTF and 7.68 meters at MTW. An information panel at the facility states the lock head as 6.21 m. The lock is remotely controlled from the WSV control center in Regensburg.[1] This control center also remotely operates the Geisling, Regensburg, and Bad Abbach locks. Originally, the Straubing lock was operated from the lock tower on site. Immediately below the lower lock gate, the Kagers Bridge crosses the Alte Donau lock canal. The Danube's kilometer markers show a discrepancy of 7.9 kilometers at the Straubing lock. Therefore, both kilometer markers 2330 and 2322 are present at the lock basin. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleuse_Straubing

During the construction of the Straubing barrage, the six-kilometer-long Öberau Danube bend was shortened for shipping by cutting through the dam, creating an oxbow lake. It represents a representative section of the Danube floodplain landscape with its characteristic biota.

Along the old Danube

rousing Danube, very interesting for the children to watch

Located directly on the Danube

Located directly on the Danube, beautiful view of Straubing