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Falkenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate

Coordinates: 49°36′27″N 7°52′26″E / 49.60750°N 7.87389°E / 49.60750; 7.87389
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Falkenstein
Coat of arms of Falkenstein
Location of Falkenstein within Donnersbergkreis district
Falkenstein is located in Germany
Falkenstein
Falkenstein
Falkenstein is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Falkenstein
Falkenstein
Coordinates: 49°36′27″N 7°52′26″E / 49.60750°N 7.87389°E / 49.60750; 7.87389
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Winnweiler
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Volker Demmerle[1]
Area
 • Total7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Elevation
404 m (1,325 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total189
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67808
Dialling codes06302
Vehicle registrationKIB
Websitewww.falkenstein-pfalz.de
Falkenstein Castle

Falkenstein is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The castle was the seat of the Counts of Falkenstein.

History

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In 1255, the Counts of Falkenstein inherited territories of extinct Hagen-Munzenberg. In 1418, the line died out, the territory was passed to Lords of Eppstein and Counts of Solms. Later the Solms portion passed to Isenburg-Budingen by female inheritance. In 1647, there was a siege, shelling and storming of the castle by the French. In 1654 Falkensteiners stormed the building and shot the Lorraine commander Weingart. The last Count of Falkenstein, William Wirich, sold 1667, the impoverished county to the Duke of Lorraine. In 1736 the Imperial House of Habsburg possessed the county through the marriage of Francis Stephen of Lorraine with Maria Theresia. In 1816 Falkenstein was transferred along with the rest of Pfalz to Kingdom of Bavaria as a result of decisions taken at the Congress of Vienna agreements.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Donnersbergkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.