Falkenburg Castle
Falkenburg Castle is a castle ruin overlooking the village of Wilgartswiesen in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Like almost all castles in this region it was built on sandstone.Photo: Bgfx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Also known as: “Falkenburg (Pfalz)”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falkenburg-Tiergarten and Neding.
Falkenburg-Tiergarten
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falkenburg-Tiergarten is a nature reserve.
German Shoe Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The German Shoe Museum is a museum in Hauenstein, Palatinate. Its exhibits cover the development of the local shoe industry. On four stories of an old shoe factory, the museum illustrates both technical aspects of shoe manufacturing and the social and every day history of shoes. German Shoe Museum is situated 1½ km south of Falkenburg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hauenstein and Spirkelbach.
Hauenstein
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau.
Spirkelbach
Village
Photo: Ralf Pospiech, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Spirkelbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Lug
Village
Photo: Steffen 962, CC0.
Lug is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Lug is situated 3½ km southeast of Falkenburg Castle.
Falkenburg Castle
- Categories: rock castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wilgartswiesen, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.20528° or 49° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
7.86008° or 7° 51′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FX96V46+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 1156187056OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q22562
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Satellite Map
Discover Falkenburg Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Falkenburg Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Falkenburg (Palts)”
- Dutch: “Falkenburg Castle”
- Dutch: “Falkenburg”
- Esperanto: “Falkenburg”
- French: “château de Falkenburg”
- French: “Château de Falkenburg”
- German: “Falkenburg”
- Pfaelzisch: “Falkeburch”
- Pfaelzisch: “Falkenburg”
- Spanish: “castillo de Falkenburg”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Falkenburg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schloß-Berg and Bergfried.
Nearby Places
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