Parsberg

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Parsberg
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Town subdivisions	8 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke
Mayor	Josef Bauer (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	57.00 km² (22 sq mi)
Elevation	553 m  (1814 ft)
Population	6,472  (31/12/2006)
- Density	114 /km² (294 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NM
Postal code	92331
Area code	09492
Website	www.parsberg.de Coordinates: 49°9′00″N 11°43′00″E / 49.15, 11.716667

Parsberg is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 23 km southeast of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and 33 km northwest of Regensburg, directly on Autobahn 3, which is the main route from Nuremberg to Regensburg (and then on into Austria. It was formerly the seat of the Counts of Parsberg, whose coat of arms is now used by the city.

Contents 1 Sightseeing 2 Services 3 Clubs 4 Churches 5 External References

[edit] Sightseeing

Parsberg Castle and museum (the museum is only open on Sundays or by appointment). Parsberg also has a beautiful medieval church. The city of Lupburg and the U.S. Army installationat Hohenfels, Bavaria are nearby, as is the lovely Altmuhl River valley. In addition to these, numerous castles and ruins are in the area.

[edit] Services

Parsberg has a regional hospital and is served by the Deutsche Bahn at its train station, with routine service to nearby large cities.

[edit] Clubs

• The Society for Creative Anachronism has a local branch, the Stronghold of Nebelwald, which stretches from Parsberg in the far south to Vilseck in the north.
• The U.S. Field Artillery Association has a local chapter at Hohenfels, which includes the city of Parsberg.

[edit] Churches

• Like all of Bavaria, the city is predominantly Roman Catholic; however, protestant churches are also well represented.
• Americans in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints living in Parsberg belong to the Regensburg Branch of the Nuremberg Stake.

[edit] External References

• History of Parsberg (PDF in German)
• History of the Coat of Arms of Parsberg

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Neumarkt Berching | Berg | Berngau | Breitenbrunn | Deining | Dietfurt | Freystadt | Hohenfels | Lauterhofen | Lupburg | Mühlhausen | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | Parsberg | Pilsach | Postbauer-Heng | Pyrbaum | Sengenthal | Seubersdorf | Velburg