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Falkenstein Castle

Falkenstein Castle is a ruined hill castle near on the territory of the present-day municipality in the county of in the German state of .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Ruined hill castle
  • Also known as: “Falkenstein” and “Ruine Falkenstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bubenstein Castle and Hirschsprung.

Castle
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, also called New Falkenstein Castle, is a ruined spur castle at 560 m above sea level on a rock spur on the northern side of the valley, about 500 metres west of Old Falkenstein Castle above the village of Falkensteig in the municipality of in the county of in the southwest German state of . is situated 510 metres northwest of Falkenstein Castle.

Work of art
The Black Forest is a legend from the valley in the in . Over time the name has passed from the legend to a place in the valley. is situated 410 metres southeast of Falkenstein Castle.

Peak
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The is a mountain, 1,198.2 m above sea level, in the Southern Black Forest in . It lies in the southeastern part of the catchment area of the east of between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Breitnau and Oberried.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in in southern , about 30 kilometres from the city of . It is located within the High Black Forest. is situated 4½ km east of Falkenstein Castle.

Village
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is a town in the district of in in southern . is home to the Barbarastollen caves, the central safekeeping archive of Germany. is situated 5 km west of Falkenstein Castle.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of in the federal-state of in southwestern . A Zionist agricultural training farm was founded in in 1919 to prepare young people to become farmers in Mandatory Palestine. is situated 5 km northwest of Falkenstein Castle.

Falkenstein Castle

Latitude
47.9406° or 47° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
8.0168° or 8° 1′ 1″ east
Elevation
564 metres (1,850 feet)
Open location code
8FVCW2R8+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9576019679
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2927906
Wiki­data ID
Q1011682
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In Other Languages

From French to Tosk Albanian—“Falkenstein Castle” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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