Upper Palatinate
Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Parkstein

Parkstein

The Parkstein, also called the Hoher Parkstein and Basaltkegel Hoher Parkstein is a well-known local hill and tourist destination in the Mountains of central Germany.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: basalt pin in Germany
  • Also known as: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parkstein and Vierzehn Nothelfer.

Nature reserve
Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Church
Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirchendemenreuth and Altenstadt an der Waldnaab.

Village
is a municipality in the in , . It includes the village of Steinreuth. is situated 5 km north of Parkstein.

Village
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is a municipality in the in , . It is situated on the river , 2 km southeast of , and 5 km north of . is situated 7 km east of Parkstein.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Parkstein.

Parkstein

Latitude
49.73137° or 49° 43′ 53″ north
Longitude
12.07019° or 12° 4′ 13″ east
Elevation
595 metres (1,952 feet)
Open location code
8FXJP3JC+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 386005556
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
8063794
Wiki­data ID
Q2052806
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Parkstein” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Aragonese: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Arpitan: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Asturian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Basque: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Bavarian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Breton: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Catalan: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Cebuano: “Parkstein”
  • Corsican: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Croatian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Czech: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Danish: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Dutch: “Parkstein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل باسالتكيجيل پاركستين”
  • Esperanto: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Esperanto: “Parkstein”
  • Estonian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Finnish: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • French: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Friulian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Galician: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • German: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • German: “Parkstein”
  • Hungarian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Icelandic: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Ido: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Indonesian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Interlingua: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Interlingue: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Irish: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Italian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Kongo: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Ladin: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Ligurian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Limburgan: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Low German: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Luxembourgish: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Malagasy: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Malay: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Minangkabau: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Narom: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Neapolitan: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Picard: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Piemontese: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Polish: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Portuguese: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Romanian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Romansh: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Sardinian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Scots: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Serbian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Sicilian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Slovak: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Slovenian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Spanish: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Swahili: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Swedish: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Swiss German: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Venetian: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Vietnamese: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Vlaams: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Volapük: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Walloon: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Welsh: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Wolof: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”
  • Zulu: “Basaltkegel Parkstein”

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