Großer Falkenstein
The Großer Falkenstein or Great Falkenstein, is a mountain, 1,315 metres high, in the Bavarian Forest about five kilometres southeast of Bayerisch Eisenstein in the Falkenstein-Rachel region of the Bavarian Forest National Park.Photo: Faunus68, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cross
- Description: mountain in Bavaria, Germany
- Inscription: “angefertigt und gestiftet 1983 von Hans Kraus, Zwiesel/Fürstenzell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kleiner Falkenstein and Rukowitzberg.
Kleiner Falkenstein
Peak
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC BY 3.0.
Kleiner Falkenstein is a mountain of 1190 metres in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Bavarian Forest National Park, just below the Großer Falkenstein.
Steinbachfall am Falkenstein
Waterfall
Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinbachfall am Falkenstein is a waterfall, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Großer Falkenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zwiesler Waldhaus and Kreuzstraßl.
Zwiesler Waldhaus
Village
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC BY 3.0.
Zwiesler Waldhaus is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Großer Falkenstein.
Kreuzstraßl
Village
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC0.
Kreuzstraßl is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Großer Falkenstein.
Schleicher
Hamlet
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC0.
Schleicher is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Großer Falkenstein.
Großer Falkenstein
- Category: mountain
- Location: Lindberg, Regen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.08464° or 49° 5′ 5″ northLongitude
13.28003° or 13° 16′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FXM37MJ+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 96428406OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossWikidata ID
Q895753
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Lombard—“Großer Falkenstein” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Groußa Foikastoa”
- Cebuano: “Großer Falkenstein”
- Czech: “Großer Falkenstein”
- Czech: “Sokolí kámen”
- Dutch: “Großer Falkenstein”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جروسير فالكينستين”
- French: “Grand Falkenstein”
- French: “Großer Falkenstein”
- German: “Falkenstein”
- German: “Grosser Falkenstein”
- German: “Großer Falkenstein”
- Ladin: “Großer Falkenstein”
- Lombard: “Großer Falkenstein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Großer Falkenstein and Bergkapelle - Hl. Franziskus.
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