Falkenstein

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Falkenstein or Falckenstein ("falcons' stone" in German) may refer to:

Places

Austria

• Falkenstein, Lower Austria, a market town in the district of Mistelbach

Germany

• Falkenstein, Bavaria, a market town in the district of Cham
• Falkenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in Donnersbergkreis
• Falkenstein, Saxony, a town in Vogtlandkreis
• Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt, a town in Harz district
• Falkenstein (Thuringia), a rock formation near Tambach-Dietharz in the Thuringian Forest
• Falkenstein, Königstein im Taunus, a small town north of Frankfurt am Main

Castles

Austria

• Falkenstein Castle (Lower Austria), a medieval ruin north of Vienna
• Falkenstein Castle (Niederfalkenstein), a preserved medieval castle in Carinthia

Czech Republic

• Falkenštejn Castle, a peak and medieval castle in Bohemian Switzerland

France

• Château du Falkenstein, a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département

Germany

• Falkenstein Castle (Gerstetten), a ruin near Gerstetten in Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg
• Falkenstein Castle (Harz), a preserved medieval castle in the Harz mountains in Saxony-Anhalt
• Falkenstein Castle (Pfronten), a ruined castle near Pfronten, Bavaria
• Falkenstein (Saxon Switzerland), a peak and medieval castle in Saxon Switzerland
• Old Falkenstein Castle (Alter Falkenstein or Alt-Falkenstein), a ruined castle in the Harz mountains near Falkenstein/Harz, Saxony-Anhalt
• Falkenstein Castle (Hölle Valley), a ruin near Höllental in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg
• Falkenstein über dem Inn, domiciles of Counts of Falkenstein in the Inn valley, Bavaria

Switzerland

• Alt-Falkenstein Castle, a ruin of a castle in Switzerland
• Neu-Falkenstein Castle, ruins near Balsthal (Klus) in Solothurn

Dynasties

• Counts of Falkenstein (Bavaria), an extinct medieval dynasty in southern Bavaria
• Counts of Falkenstein (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Other uses

• Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game)

People with surname

• Adam Falkenstein (1906–1966), German Assyriologist
• Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997), American sculptor
• 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
• Waldeen Falkenstein (1913–1993), American dancer and choreographer

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