Falkenstein
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Falkenstein or Falckenstein ("falcons's rock" in German) is the name of several places and castles in Central Europe as well as a surname:
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[edit] 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
[edit] Castles
Austria
- Castle Falkenstein (Lower Austria), a medieval ruin north of Vienna
- Burg Falkenstein (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 über dem Inn (Alt-Falkenstein and Unter-Falkenstein/Neu-Falkenstein), two castles in the Inn valley, Bavaria
- Falkenstein Castle (Danube), a ruin near Beuron in Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg
- 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 (Hölle Valley), a ruin in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg
- Falkenstein Castle (Pfronten), a ruined castle near Pfronten, Bavaria
- Falkenstein (Saxon Switzerland), a peak and medieval castle in Saxon Switzerland
Switzerland
- Alt-Falkenstein Castle and Neu-Falkenstein Castle ruins near Balsthal (Klus) in Solothurn
[edit] People with surname Falkenstein or Falckenstein
- 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 (von) Falkenstein (1913–1993), American dancer and choreographer
[edit] Dynasties
- The Counts of Falkenstein (Bavaria), an extinct medieval dynasty in southern Bavaria
- The Counts of Falkenstein (Rhineland-Palatinate)
[edit] Other meanings
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