The best city hikes and walks around Parsberg

St. Andrew's Parish Church The church was rebuilt after the demolition of the old church and consecrated on October 12, 1924. Only the baroque tower, dating from 1736 to 1738, survived. The church interior is built in the neo-baroque style. The high altar features the figure of the church's patron saint, Saint Andrew, flanked by figures of Saint James (right) and Saint Jude Thaddeus (left). The side altars are dedicated to Mary and Child on the left and to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the right. The ceiling paintings in the choir depict the calling of Saint Andrew the Apostle and the first apostles at the Sea of Galilee. The dome depicts the martyrdom, and the nave depicts the Assumption of Saint Andrew into Heaven. The dome also depicts the four cardinal virtues of courage, prudence, justice, and temperance. All paintings are by the Parsberg painter Sigmund Spitzer. Next to the high altar are two gravestones. On the left is that of the church's original builder, Knight Hans von Parsberg, and on the right is that of Knight Haug von Parsberg. He was lord of the castle of Parsberg and also mayor of Nuremberg, Bamberg, and Würzburg. The baptismal font, which stands in the chancel, is the most valuable piece, not only from an art-historical but also a theological point of view. The four pilasters in the nave are decorated with figures of St. Anthony, St. Brother Conrad, St. Francis, and St. Theresa. On the right side of the aisle, on the side wall, is the Archangel Raphael with Tobias. In the chancel is a depiction of Joseph with the infant Jesus, flanked by small figures of the four evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In the side aisle of the chancel is a depiction of the Holy Family, and in the side niche further back is a Pieta. The Stations of the Cross paintings date from the 19th century, as do the two large figures on the wall cross in the left side aisle. Also noteworthy are the beautifully carved sashes, which were also present in the previous church. The church organ has 2,226 pipes and dates from 1993. The design of the windows also blends beautifully with the facade, a key feature of all churches designed by the Regensburg architect Heinrich Haubenrisser. A very impressive missionary cross is located on the exterior of the church. Source: www.pfarrgemeinde-parsberg.de

Regulation of the water level for the operation of the Bienmühle

On the northern edge of Hackenhofen there is a pizzeria with a beer garden, right next to a wrought iron field cross.

The castle Christmas also takes place here. The program is available here: https://www.parsberger-burgweihnacht.de/

A historical, folklore and contemporary history collection covering around 1200 square meters shows the development of the region and the lives of the people from prehistory to modern times. The didactic preparation and classification of the exhibits in historical contexts make history come alive and justify the supra-regional importance of the museum.

First mentioned in documents in 1205, the 550-meter-high hilltop castle has been destroyed, rebuilt and expanded. The Upper Castle with its two distinctive onion domes was built at the end of the 16th century, and after the Thirty Years' War the Lower Castle was added. Once the ancestral seat of the Parsberg family, it was placed under the control of the Electoral Court Chamber of Munich in 1799 and became the property of the Free State of Bavaria in 1918. In 1974, the city of Parsberg rented the property. Today it is used for representation purposes and is inhabited. A castle museum with folk and local history collections has been set up in the Lower Castle. The castle complex with its modern extension is freely accessible and offers great views of the surrounding area.

The two striking onion domes of the Upper Castle are Parsberg’s landmark.

The neo-baroque Kreuzkirche was built after the demolition of the old church according to a design by Heinrich Hauberrisser and consecrated in 1924. It consists of a nave, a transept, a recessed choir closed on three sides in the east and the baroque church tower in the southeast corner of the transept and choir. The top floor of the church tower houses the tower clock and the belfry, in which five church bells hang. The church furnishings include a high altar flanked by statues of James and Judas Thaddeus.