Falkenstein Castle | |
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Burg Falkenstein | |
Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt | |
Coordinates | 51°40′54″N 11°15′54″E / 51.68167°N 11.26500°E |
Type | Hilltop castle |
Site information | |
Condition | Preserved or largely preserved |
Site history | |
Built | 1120 to 1150 |
Falkenstein Castle (German: Burg Falkenstein), also formerly called New Falkenstein Castle (Burg Neuer Falkenstein[1])[better source needed] 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 the town of Falkenstein between Aschersleben and Harzgerode.