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 Falkenstein () is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps ...

, a market town in the district of Cham *

Falkenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Falkenstein () is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The castle was the seat of the Counts of Falkenstein. Geography Falkenstein is located in the North Palatine Uplands west of the Donnersberg ...

, a municipality in Donnersbergkreis *

Falkenstein, Saxony Falkenstein () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 4 km southwest of Auerbach, and 17 km east of Plauen Plauen (; ; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany with a population of around 65,000. It i ...

, a town in Vogtlandkreis *

Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt Falkenstein/Harz () is a town in the Harz (district), Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wi ...

, a town in Harz district *

Falkenstein (Thuringia) The Falkenstein () lies southeast of the small town of Tambach-Dietharz in Schmalwasser bottom (''Schmalwassergrund'') and is the most important rock formation in the Thuringian Forest in central Germany. It consists of porphyry (rhyolite and andes ...

, a rock formation near Tambach-Dietharz in the Thuringian Forest * Falkenstein, Königstein im Taunus, a small town north of Frankfurt am Main *

Großer Falkenstein The Großer Falkenstein or Great Falkenstein, is a mountain, high, in the Bavarian Forest about five kilometres southeast of Bayerisch Eisenstein in the Falkenstein-Rachel region of the Bavarian Forest National Park. Views From the summit cr ...

, a mountain in the Bavarian Forest

Castles

Austria

* Falkenstein Castle (Lower Austria), a medieval ruin north of Vienna * Falkenstein Castle (Niederfalkenstein), a preserved medieval castle in Carinthia * Burgruine Falkenstein (Oberfalkenstein), a neighbouring ruined 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 (Bad Emstal), a ruin near Bad Emstal, Hesse * Falkenstein Castle (Gerstetten), a ruin near Gerstetten in Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg *

Falkenstein Castle (Harz) Falkenstein Castle (), also formerly called New Falkenstein Castle (''Burg Neuer Falkenstein'') to distinguish it from Old Falkenstein Castle, is a German hill castle in the Harz ''Mittelgebirge'', dating to the High Middle Ages. It is located in ...

, a preserved medieval castle in the Harz mountains in Saxony-Anhalt *

Falkenstein Castle (Höllental) Falkenstein Castle () is a ruined hill castle near Freiburg im Breisgau on the territory of the present-day municipality Breitnau in the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The castle site lies in a trian ...

, a ruin near Freiburg-im-Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg *

Falkenstein Castle (Palatinate) Falkenstein Castle () is a ruined hill castle (imperial castle) dating to the Middle Ages. It is situated above the eponymous village of Falkenstein on the Donnersberg, the highest point in the Palatinate region, which rises within the German st ...

, a ruin near Falkenstein on the Donnersberg in Rhineland-Palatinate *

Falkenstein Castle (Pfronten) Falkenstein Castle or ''Castrum Pfronten'' is the ruin of a castle in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, Germany. At above sea level, it is Germany's highest castle. King Ludwig II of Bavaria purchased the ruin in 1883 and planned to construct ...

, a ruined castle near Pfronten, Bavaria *

Falkenstein (Saxon Switzerland) The Falkenstein is one of the best-known climbing peaks in Saxon Switzerland. It is situated near the rocky Schrammsteine ridge southeast of the town of Bad Schandau. The Falkenstein is nearly 90 m high and consists of sandstone. In the Middle Age ...

, a peak and medieval castle in Saxon Switzerland * Falkenstein Castle (Taunus), a ruined castle near Falkenstein, Hesse * Old Falkenstein Castle (''Alter Falkenstein'' or ''Alt-Falkenstein''), a ruined castle in the Harz mountains near Falkenstein/Harz, Saxony-Anhalt * , domiciles of

Counts of Falkenstein Counts of Falkenstein may refer to: *Counts of Falkenstein (Bavaria) *Counts of Falkenstein (Rhineland-Palatinate) The Counts of Falkenstein was a dynasty of German nobility descending from the Ministerialis, Ministeriales of Bolanden, who held lan ...

in the Inn valley, Bavaria

Switzerland

* Alt-Falkenstein Castle, a ruin of a castle in Switzerland *

Neu-Falkenstein Castle Neu-Falkenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Balsthal of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Image gallery File:Balsthal Neu-Falkenstein.jpg, Neu-Falkenstein Castle File:B ...

, ruins near Balsthal (Klus) in Solothurn

Dynasties

Counts of Falkenstein (Bavaria) The counts of Falkenstein (from 1125 referred to as counts of Falkenstein-Neuburg) were a medieval noble dynasty from Bavaria. The family flourished under the rule of the Hohenstaufen emperors. Present Count of Falkenstein is Count Paschal of Fal ...

, an extinct medieval dynasty in southern Bavaria *

Counts of Falkenstein (Rhineland-Palatinate) The Counts of Falkenstein was a dynasty of German nobility descending from the Ministerialis, Ministeriales of Bolanden, who held land and a castle at Falkenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Falkenstein in the Palatinate (region), Palatinate region. P ...

* House of Falkenstein, a noble family from Baden-Württemberg

Other uses

* ''Castle Falkenstein'' (role-playing game)

People with surname

* Adam Falkenstein (1906–1966), German Assyriologist *

Claire Falkenstein Claire Falkenstein (; July 22, 1908 – October 23, 1997) was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, jewelry designer, and teacher, most renowned for her often large-scale abstract metal and glass public sculptures. Falkenstein was one of Am ...

(1908–1997), American sculptor *

Max Falkenstien Max Falkenstien (April 9, 1924 – July 29, 2019) was an American radio sports announcer. In his 60-year career at the University of Kansas (1946–2006), Falkenstien covered more than 1,750 men's basketball games and 650 football games, a span t ...

(1924–2019), longtime radio announcer for the Kansas Jayhawks and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame * Tony Falkenstein (1915–1994), American footballer * Tony Falkenstein (entrepreneur), New Zealand philanthropist *

Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein Eduard Model Accessories is a Czech manufacturer of plastic models and finescale model accessories. History Formed in 1989 in the city of Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetched brass model components. Follo ...

(1797–1885), Prussian general * Maximilian Vogel von Falckenstein (1839–1917), Prussian general * Waldeen Falkenstein (1913–1993), American dancer and choreographer {{disambiguation, geo, surname