Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle is a ruined hill castle near Freiburg im Breisgau on the territory of the present-day municipality Breitnau in the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 564 metres (1,850 feet)
- Description: Ruined hill castle
- Also known as“Falkenstein”“Ruine Falkenstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bubenstein Castle and Hirschsprung.
Bubenstein Castle
Castle
Bubenstein Castle, also called New Falkenstein Castle… Bubenstein Castle is situated 510 metres northwest of Falkenstein Castle.
Hirschsprung
Work of art
The Black Forest Hirschsprung is a legend from the Höllental valley in the Black Forest in Germany. Hirschsprung is situated 410 metres southeast of Falkenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breitnau and Oberried.
Kirchzarten
Town
Kirchzarten is a municipality in the district… Kirchzarten is situated 5 km northwest of Falkenstein Castle.
Falkenstein Castle
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Latitude
47.9406° or 47° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
8.0168° or 8° 1′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FVCW2R8+6P
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Falkenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château du Falkenstein (Höllental)”
- French: “château du Falkenstein”
- French: “Château du Falkenstein”
- German: “Burg Falkenstein (Höllental)”
- German: “Burg Falkenstein”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Falkenstein (Selva Negra)”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Falkenstein”
- Swiss German: “Burg Falkenstein”
- Swiss German: “Burg Falkestei”
- Turkish: “Falkeinstein Kalesi, Höllental”
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Localities in the Area
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