- Parkstein
Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen_Parkstein.png
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 4
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberpfalz
Landkreis = Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Höhe = 547
Fläche = 27.17
Einwohner = 2319
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 92711
Vorwahl = 09602
Kfz = NEW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 3 74 144
Gliederung = 13Ortsteil e
Adresse = Marktplatz 25
92711 Parkstein
Website = [http://www.parkstein.de/ www.parkstein.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans Schäfer
Partei = CSUParkstein is a municipality in the county of
Neustadt (Waldnaab) inBavaria inGermany . In 2006, it counted approximately 2500 citizens within its district. The origins of its castle, built atop a conical shaped mountain, date back to around the year 1000. A first written account of its existence can be traced back to the year 1053 in the documentations of the monks of Niederalteich of the Reichstag in Merseburg.Most likely in November of 1796,
Alexander von Humboldt called the 24 million year old basalt formation the most beautiful he had encountered in Europe. According to the Bavarian State Geology Office, during the Tertiary, now also called Paleocene-Pliocene period, a number of active volcanoes produced liquid magma in Northern Bavaria, mostly due to the continental collision of Europe and Africa. As a result, not only the Alps but a number of fissures and cracks began to form throughout central Europe where magma could rise. Most of the Parkstein's magma cooled below the surface, leading to the crystalline column formation that is now exposed as a result of erosion.Parkstein is home of the world renowned logistics firm [http://www.witron.com/ Witron] .
External links
* [http://www.parkstein.de/ Official Parkstein Website]
* [http://www.parkstein.net/ Parkstein-net]
* [http://www.geologie.bayern.de/ for more on the geology specifics]
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