Falkenstein Castle
The ruins of Falkenstein Castle is in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria, about 55 kilometres north of Vienna near the border to Czech Republic. The castle was used as a "Reichsfeste", for the protection of the HRE Reich with an overview over nearly all of Moravia.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 389 metres (1,276 feet)
- Opening hours: April–October 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Description: castle in Lower Austria
- Email: anfragen@burgruine-falkenstein.at
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pfarrkirche hl. Jakobus d. Ä., Falkenstein and Roland.
Pfarrkirche hl. Jakobus d. Ä., Falkenstein
Church
Pfarrkirche hl. Jakobus d. Ä., Falkenstein is a church, which is situated 440 metres east of Falkenstein Castle.
Roland
Memorial
Roland is a memorial, which is situated 1 km southeast of Falkenstein Castle.
Ortskapelle Guttenbrunn, Gemeinde Ottenthal
Church
Ortskapelle Guttenbrunn, Gemeinde Ottenthal is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Falkenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drasenhofen.
Drasenhofen
Village
Drasenhofen is a municipality in the district of Mistelbach in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Drasenhofen is situated 6 km northeast of Falkenstein Castle.
Falkenstein Castle
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Latitude
48.72403° or 48° 43′ 27″ north
Longitude
16.57909° or 16° 34′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FWRPHFH+JJ
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Polish—“Falkenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Falkenstein”
- Dutch: “Falkenstein Castle”
- French: “château de Falkenstein”
- French: “Château de Falkenstein”
- German: “Burg Falkenstein”
- German: “Ruine Falkenstein”
- Hungarian: “Burg Falkenstein”
- Polish: “Falkenstein”
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