Reichenstein Castle (), also known as ''Falkenburg'' is a

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in the

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of the

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. It stands on a mountain spur on the eastern slope of the

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, above the

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municipality of

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in the

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district in

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Sources and external links

*http://www.caltim.com/reichenstein/#The%20History%20of%20Reichenstein
http://www.burg-reichenstein.com
*https://castlesandfamilies.com/germany/burg-reichenstein-rhine-valley-lambert-lensing-wolff *http://www.regionalgeschichte.net/mittelrhein/trechtingshausen/kulturdenkmaeler/burg-reichenstein.html * {{Authority control Reichenstein (Rhein) Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate Historic house museums in Germany Rhine Gorge