Parkstein

Built around the basalt neck of the extinct Parkstein volcano, Parkstein grew into a market town in Bavaria’s Upper Palatinate. Its compact centre lies below the Schlossberg, where the ruins of Parkstein Castle recall the settlement’s former fortified role. The dark basalt cliff is the town’s defining landmark and a striking record of ancient volcanism in northeastern Bavaria. Vulkanerlebnis Parkstein, a local geological museum, explains how the cone was formed and why it has long shaped the town’s identity. Browse other webcams across the Upper Palatinate to place Parkstein in its wider Bavarian context.

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