Parsberg (hill)

Parsberg
The Parsberg
Highest point
Elevation569 m (1,867 ft)[1]
Coordinates48°07′59″N 11°19′40″E / 48.13306°N 11.32778°E / 48.13306; 11.32778[1]
Geography
Parsberg is located in Bavaria
Parsberg
Parsberg
Location within Bavaria
LocationFürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany
Geology
Rock typeMoraine

The Parsberg is a wooded hill, 569 metres (1,867 ft) high, in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Upper Bavaria, Germany.[1] It lies west of Munich, between Germering, Alling and Puchheim.[2]

Geology

The hill is a glacial moraine. Its slopes consist of glacial till from the Mindel glaciation, overlying the Upper Freshwater Molasse, a Miocene freshwater deposit of clay, silt and marl, while the summit carries a Pleistocene cap of loess loam.[3]

Landscape protection area

Much of the hill lies within the Parsberg landscape protection area (Landschaftsschutzgebiet, LSG-00309.06), which covers 488.44 hectares (1,207.0 acres) in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck.[2][4]

History

A medieval fortified site, the Burgstall Parsberg, stood on the hill above the Germeringer See. An excavation in 1993 dated its earthwork to the High Middle Ages, around the 12th century, from which time the hilltop was settled and fortified.[5] The earthwork covers about 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft), with ditches up to 30 metres (98 ft) wide and ramparts up to 6 metres (20 ft) high, and guarded the road running from Munich over the Parsberg towards the Amper and the Lech; a toll levied an dem Parsberg was pledged by King Louis IV to Heinrich von Schwarzenberg in 1321.[5] The Bavarian heritage register lists it as a scheduled monument (Bodendenkmal D-1-7834-0003).[6]

On 19 September 1422, Bavaria-Munich defeated Louis VII of Bavaria-Ingolstadt at the Battle of Alling, fought near Alling, one of the villages bordering the hill; the victory ended the Bavarian War.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Topographische Karte 1:25.000 (Map). 1:25,000 (in German). München: Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung Bayern. Sheet 7834.
  2. 1 2 Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt. Grüne Liste der Landschaftsschutzgebiete in Oberbayern (PDF) (Report) (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Digitale Geologische Karte von Bayern 1:25.000 (Map). 1:25,000 (in German). Augsburg: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt. Archived from the original on 12 April 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026 – via UmweltAtlas Bayern. Query at 48.133°N 11.328°E: "Moräne (Till), mindelzeitlich" over "Obere Süßwassermolasse"
  4. ↑ "Parsberg". Protected Planet (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN). Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 Schmidt, Werner. "Der Burgstall auf dem Parsberg". Stadt Puchheim (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege. "Denkmalliste für die Gemeinde Puchheim, Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck" (PDF) (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Glasauer, Bernhard (19 August 2009). "Schlacht bei Alling, 19. September 1422". Historisches Lexikon Bayerns (in German). Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

Further reading

  • Schmidt, Werner (2015). "Der Burgstall auf dem Parsberg". Schlösser, Burgen und Burgställe im Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck. Brucker Blätter, Sonderausgabe (in German). Fürstenfeldbruck: Historischer Verein für die Stadt und den Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck.
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