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    domains: the districts of Flossenbürg, Floß and Vohenstrauss with the Parkstein-Weiden enclave. From 1586 to 1593 he built Friedrichsburg Castle near Vohenstrauss...
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    The Parkstein, also called the Hoher Parkstein and Basaltkegel Hoher Parkstein is a well-known local hill and tourist destination in the Steinwald Mountains...
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    Palatinate as a fief. Other territories of the Electoral Palatinate (Parkstein, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, and Peilstein im Mühlviertel) were awarded to Wolfgang...
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    The Weiden–Bayreuth railway is a major railway in the German state of Bavaria. It connects Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Kirchenlaibach and Bayreuth. The Bavarian...
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    Westphalia in Weiden in der Oberpfalz in 1649. He settled, became pastor, and later also Kirchenrat [de] and inspector of Parkstein and Weiden. He died in...
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  • Palatinate-Sulzbach included the districts of Sulzbach, Floß, and part of the Parkstein-Weiden district. In 1656, through the Principal Convention of Neuburg, Palatinate-Sulzbach...
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    Pfalz-Sulzbach. Pfalz-Sulzbach included Sulzbach, Floß, and a part of Parkstein-Weiden. In 1656, Pfalz-Sulzbach became an independent, sovereign territory...
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  • Emperor 1623: Electoral title and Upper Palatinate to Bavaria; Parkstein, Peilstein and Weiden to Palatinate-Neuburg 1648: Restored in the Lower Palatinate...
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  • and Tirschenreuth, and by the Czech Republic (Plzeň Region). The city of Weiden in der Oberpfalz is enclosed by, but does not belong to the district. The...
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    of 1,042 m (3,419 ft). Prominent rocks include the Wolfenstein and the Parkstein hill. Once a mining area for iron and gold, the uplands feature many steep...
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  • Acquired Crailsheim 1399: Sold Crailsheim to Nuremberg 1400: Acquired Weiden and Parkstein 1407: Acquired Hals 1413: Sold Stierenberg to Palatinate-Neuburg...
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    have been uncovered and may be seen e.g. on the Rauher Kulm or at Parkstein near Weiden. Basaltic surface layers, i.e. extensive flows of low-viscosity...
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    Nördlicher Steinwald), whose most striking elevations are the Parkstein near Weiden, the Rauhe Kulm near Kemnath, the Schlossberg near Waldeck, the...
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