Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle, also called New Falkenstein, is a ruined hill castle at 450 m above sea level in the eponymous climatic spa of Falkenstein, a quarter of Königstein im Taunus in the county of Hochtaunuskreis in the German state of Hesse.Photo: Johannes Robalotoff, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
- Opening hours:
April—October: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
November—March: closed - Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle near Falkenstein, Hesse
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burg Nürings and Burghain - Falkenstein.
Burghain - Falkenstein
Nature reserve
Photo: Dontworry, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Burghain - Falkenstein is a nature reserve.
Martin-Luther-Kirche
Church
Martin-Luther-Kirche is a church, which is situated 420 metres northeast of Falkenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuchstanz and Hegewiese.
Fuchstanz
Locality
Photo: Dontworry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuchstanz is a locality, which is situated 3 km north of Falkenstein Castle.
Hegewiese
Hamlet
Photo: Geoprofi Lars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hegewiese is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Falkenstein Castle.
Oberursel
Photo: Dontworry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberursel, or Oberursel, is a small city in Hesse. The city is in the area of the Taunus mountain range in Hesse, north of Frankfurt.
Falkenstein Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Königstein im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.19005° or 50° 11′ 24″ northLongitude
8.47659° or 8° 28′ 36″ eastOpen location code
9F2C5FRG+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 61454688OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1015280
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Falkenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Château de Falkenstein (Taunus)”
- French: “château de Falkenstein”
- French: “Château de Falkenstein”
- German: “Burg Falkenstein”
- German: “Burgruine Falkenstein (Taunus)”
- German: “Burgruine Falkenstein”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bergfried Burg Falkenstein and Dettweiler Tempel.
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