What remains of Burg Parkstein today?

Only scattered remains survive on the slopes of the basalt cone, since the fortress was dismantled in the eighteenth century and the village was rebuilt with its stones after a fire in 1835.

Can visitors still climb to the summit of Burg Parkstein?

Yes, the basalt cone can be climbed to its summit, where a chapel built in 1851 now stands in place of the former fortress.

Where is Burg Parkstein located?

It is located in Parkstein, in the Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in Bavaria.

Is Burg Parkstein a protected site?

It is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

Burg Parkstein

Parkstein Castle

Parkstein

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Burg Parkstein stands in Parkstein (Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Parkstein once stood atop a basalt cone rising above the village of the same name in the Upper Palatinate. It ranked among the largest fortresses of the region, but its dismantling in the eighteenth century, followed by a fire that destroyed the village in 1835, left only scattered remains clinging to the steep slopes of the rock. A chapel built in 1851 now occupies the summit where the stronghold once stood.

What to know

The site is visited outdoors, on a basalt cone whose ascent requires a fair amount of physical effort.
What remains of the Burg is limited to scattered ruins on the slopes of the rock, the fortress itself having disappeared.
A chapel built in 1851 now stands at the summit, replacing the former fortified building.
There are no set hours or fees, as the site is freely accessible outdoors.

Where this château is

Parkstein · Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab · Bayern

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Kapuzinergasse 10, 92711 Parkstein

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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What remains of Burg Parkstein today?: Only scattered remains survive on the slopes of the basalt cone, since the fortress was dismantled in the eighteenth century and the village was rebuilt with its stones after a fire in 1835.
Can visitors still climb to the summit of Burg Parkstein?: Yes, the basalt cone can be climbed to its summit, where a chapel built in 1851 now stands in place of the former fortress.
Where is Burg Parkstein located?: It is located in Parkstein, in the Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in Bavaria.
Is Burg Parkstein a protected site?: It is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.