Parsberg
Parsberg | |
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Parsberg Castle and the Church of Saint Andrew | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Parsberg
within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district | |
Location of Parsberg | |
Parsberg Parsberg | |
| Coordinates: 49°9′N 11°43′E / 49.150°N 11.717°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz |
| Subdivisions | 8 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Josef Bauer[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.32 km2 (22.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,667 |
| • Density | 133.8/km2 (346.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92331 |
| Dialling codes | 09492 |
| Vehicle registration | NM, PAR |
| Website | www.parsberg.de |
Parsberg (German pronunciation: [ˈpaʁsˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the county of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. It is 23 km southeast of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and 33 km northwest of Regensburg, next to the A3 autobahn, 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 town.
People
- Ludwig Stiegler (born 1945), German politician (SPD)
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
- History of Parsberg (pdf in German)
- History of the Coat of Arms of Parsberg
- Parsberg travel guide from Wikivoyage