Falknis
The Falknis is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Eastern Alps, located on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. It is 2,562 metres at its highest peak. The nearest locality is Balzers, Liechtenstein, in the Alpine Rhine Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thbigliel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mazorakopf and Rotspitz.
Mazorakopf
Peak
Photo: Kristian Thy, CC BY 2.0.
Mazorakopf or Falknishorn is a mountain on the border between Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the southernmost point of the principality of Liechtenstein.
Rotspitz
Peak
Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 3.0.
Rotspitz is a mountain in Liechtenstein, located close to the Swiss border, due east of the Swiss town of Wartau. It is in the Rätikon range of the Eastern Alps, and reaches a height of 2,127 metres.
Schwarzhorn
Peak
Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schwarzhorn is a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the Rätikon range of the Eastern Alps. With a height of 2,573 metres or 2,574 metres above sea level, it is the second highest summit in Liechtenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawena and Valüna.
Lawena
Hamlet
Lawena is an Alp in southern Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Triesen. The Lawena Power Plant is the oldest hydropower station in Liechtenstein.
Valüna
Locality
Valüna is an Alp in Liechtenstein located in the municipality of Triesen. It was first mentioned in 1378 as "Vallúl".
Falknis
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,562 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Fläsch, Region Landquart, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.05044° or 47° 3′ 2″ northLongitude
9.56403° or 9° 33′ 51″ eastElevation
2,562 metres (8,406 feet)Open location code
8FVF3H27+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 425270092OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Falknis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فالكنيس”
- Bulgarian: “Фалкнис”
- Catalan: “Falknis”
- Cebuano: “Falknis”
- Chinese: “法尔科尼斯山”
- Chinese: “法爾克尼斯山”
- Chinese: “法爾科尼斯山”
- Croatian: “Falknis”
- Dutch: “Falknis”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فالكنيس”
- French: “Falknis”
- Georgian: “ფალკნისი”
- German: “Falknis”
- Italian: “Falknis”
- Ladin: “Falknis”
- Lombard: “Falknis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Falknis”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Falknis”
- Persian: “فالکنیس”
- Polish: “Falknis”
- Russian: “Фалькнис”
- Spanish: “Falknis”
- Swedish: “Falknis”
- Ukrainian: “Фалькніс”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Demmera and Lawena Obersäss.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fläscher Fürggli and Guschasattel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Falknis”. Photo: Thbigliel, CC BY-SA 3.0.