Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is the ruin of a castle in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, Germany. At 1,277 metres above sea level, it is Germany's highest castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Pfronten, Swabia, Germany
- Also known as: “Ruine Falkenstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falkenstein and Maria Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benken and Hinteregg.
Falkenstein Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Pfronten, Ostallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.56944° or 47° 34′ 10″ northLongitude
10.59129° or 10° 35′ 29″ eastElevation
1,277 metres (4,190 feet)Inception
1280 and 1434Open location code
8FVGHH9R+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 110547863OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q573732
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In Other Languages
From French to Western Panjabi—“Falkenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Château de Falkenstein (Pfronten)”
- French: “château de Falkenstein”
- French: “Château de Falkenstein”
- German: “Burg Falkenstein”
- German: “castrum Pfronten”
- German: “Falkenstein”
- Hungarian: “Falkenstein vár (Pfronten)”
- Hungarian: “Falkenstein vár”
- Hungarian: “Falkenstein vára”
- Hungarian: “Falkensteini vár”
- Japanese: “ファルケンシュタイン城”
- Portuguese: “Burg Falkenstein”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Falkenstein”
- Russian: “Замок Фалькенштайн”
- Russian: “Фалькенштайн”
- Slovenian: “Falkenstein”
- Slovenian: “Grad Falkenstein”
- Western Panjabi: “فالکنشٹائن”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Neuschwansteinblick and Museum Falkenstein.
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