Falkenstein Castle
The château du Falkenstein or Falkenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France, at the heart of the Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord. This semi-troglodyte castle dominates the Zinsel valley.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Rock
- Description: castle in Moselle, France
- Also known as: “Chateau du Falkenstein”, “Château du Falkenstein”, “Falkenstein Castle ruines”, and “Ruines du château du Falkenstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helfenstein Castle ruines and Lieschbach Pond.
Helfenstein Castle ruines
Ruins
Photo: Jean.claude, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Château de Helfenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France. Helfenstein Castle ruines is situated 240 metres east of Falkenstein Castle.
Lieschbach Pond
Pond
Photo: Pethrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lieschbach Pond is situated 700 metres northwest of Falkenstein Castle.
Rothenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Palatinatian, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Château de Rothenbourg or Rothenburg Castle is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France. Rothenburg Castle is situated 2½ km north of Falkenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bannstein and Zinswiller.
Bannstein
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bannstein is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km west of Falkenstein Castle.
Zinswiller
Village
Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zinswiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Zinswiller is 40 km from Strasbourg, the department capital, and 384 km from Paris. Zinswiller is situated 10 km south of Falkenstein Castle.
Falkenstein Castle
- Categories: castle, building, historic site, and landform
- Location: Philippsbourg, Arrondissement of Sarreguemines, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.00491° or 49° 0′ 18″ northLongitude
7.56537° or 7° 33′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FX92H38+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 61108871OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockWikidata ID
Q671459
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Falkenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “法尔肯施泰因城堡”
- Chinese: “法爾肯施泰因城堡”
- Dutch: “Château du Falkenstein”
- French: “château du Falkenstein (Moselle)”
- French: “château du Falkenstein”
- French: “Château du Falkenstein”
- German: “Burg Falkenstein”
- German: “Château du Falkenstein”
- Turkish: “Falkenstein Kalesi”
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