Falkenstein

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Falkenstein or Falckenstein (literally "falcons's rock" in German) is the name of several communes in Germany and Austria:

Places named Falkenstein include:

• Falkenstein, Bavaria, district Cham
• Falkenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, district Donnersberg
• Falkenstein, Saxony, Vogtlandkreis
• Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt, district Aschersleben-Staßfurt
• Falkenstein, Lower Austria, a town in the district of Mistelbach

Castles named Falkenstein include:

Germany

• Castles Ober-Falkenstein (Alt-Falkenstein, Rachelburg) and Unter-Falkenstein (Neu-Falkenstein) in the Inn valley, Bavaria
• Burg Falkenstein (Gerstetten), a ruin near Gerstetten in Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg.
• Burg Falkenstein (Donautal), a ruin near Beuron in Sigmaringen district of of Baden-Württemberg.
• Castle Falkenstein, a ruin and planned fourth castle of Ludwig II of Bavaria

Austria

• Castle Falkenstein (Lower Austria), a medieval ruin north of Vienna

Switzerland

• Burg Alt-Falkenstein and Ruine Neu-Falkenstein near Balsthal (Klus) in Solothurn.

Persons with the surnames Falkenstein or Falckenstein include:

• Adam Falkenstein (1906-1966), German Assyriologist
• Max Falkenstein, longtime radio announcer for the Kansas Jayhawks and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
• Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein (1797-1885), Prussian general
• Maximilian Vogel von Falckenstein (1839-1917), Prussian general

Dynasties and lineages with the name Falkenstein include:

• The Counts of Neuburg-Falkenstein, an extinct medieval dynasty in southern bavaria
• The Counts of Falkenstein in Rhineland-Palatinate

Other meanings include:

• Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game)
• Falkenstein (Sächsische Schweiz), a peak in the Saxon Switzerland