Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg – View of Parsberg Castle loop from Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg – View of Parsberg Castle loop from Sulzbach-Rosenberg
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Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg – View of Parsberg Castle loop from Sulzbach-Rosenberg
00:47
2.88km
40m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 18, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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652 m
Old Watchtower, Sulzbach-Rosenberg
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775 m
Town Pond
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1.56 km
Old Town Walls and Rosenberger Gate Tower
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Just 100 years later, the area of the city had almost tripled, so that a new defensive wall was built, which is still preserved in many areas today.
It surrounds the Fürstenquelle in the south.
To the north and east, the wall was exposed to huge trenches, on whose entrenchments Count Palatine Theodor Eustach had the avenue of trees laid out in 1729.
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1.85 km
Fountain of History Sulzbach-Rosenberg
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1.90 km
St. Mary's Parish Church (Sulzbach-Rosenberg)
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1.98 km
Luitpold Square, Sulzbach-Rosenberg
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2.00 km
Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg
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The castle and town regained great importance as the capital of New Bohemia between 1353 and 1373 under Charles IV, who married Anna, the daughter of Count Palatine Rudolf in 1349. As in the early and high Middle Ages, the castle and town benefited from their convenient location on the so-called Golden Road from Nuremberg to Prague and the rich mineral resources (iron ore).
Charles IV rendered outstanding services to the city. For at least 89 days he issued documents at Sulzbach Castle, which thus had the function of a Palatinate. The fact that the emperor never stayed at the castle is a recent invention of local tradition. Charles IV had a new church built and the castle expanded, enriched the hospital and promoted mining. But his son Wenzel pledged the county to Bavaria. As a result of the Landshut War of Succession, in 1505 it went to the Palatine Wittelsbach family.
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2.57 km
Castle View
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2.88 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
1.47 km
798 m
564 m
Surfaces
1.45 km
895 m
445 m
< 100 m
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