Castles · Falkenstein
Falkenstein Castle, Palatinate
Burg Falkenstein
castle of the Palatinate
- TypeCastles
- WhereFalkenstein, Germany
Photo: Carsten Leinhäuser (= Vaticarsten) · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
About
About Falkenstein Castle, Palatinate
Falkenstein Castle (German: Burg Falkenstein) 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 state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
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- Built
- 1135
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