Falkenstein

The Falkenstein is one of the best-known climbing peaks in . It is situated near the rocky ridge southeast of the town of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bad Schandau Elevator and Hohe Liebe.

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The is a passenger truss-tower elevator built in 1904 at , a spa town in , Germany. The height of the elevator is 52.6 metres, in an art nouveau-style steel framework tower, which has a diameter of 5.2 metres at the ground and at the door such of 2.5 metres.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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The is a prominent rock tower and climbing rock formed of Elbe Sandstone, about forty metres high in in northeastern Germany.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bad Schandau and Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna.

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is a in , in the of . It is situated on the right bank of the , at the mouth of the valley of the Kirnitzsch and in the area often described as .

Village
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is a municipality in the district in the German federal state of . It has a population of approximately 1,600 and is located close to the Czech border in , a popular tourist region.

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is a township in the district of . is 2 km down the from .

Falkenstein

Latitude
50.9171° or 50° 55′ 2″ north
Longitude
14.1992° or 14° 11′ 57″ east
Elevation
378 metres (1,240 feet)
Open location code
9F2PW58X+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251874546
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­climbing
Wiki­data ID
Q882045
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ladin—“Falkenstein” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Falkenstein”
  • Dutch: “Falkenstein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فالكينستين”
  • Esperanto: “Falkenstein”
  • French: “Falkenstein”
  • German: “Falkenstein”
  • Ladin: “Falkenstein”

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