Falkenstein Castle (Harz)

Falkenstein Castle
Burg Falkenstein
Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt
Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle is located in Germany
Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle
Coordinates51°40′54″N 11°15′54″E / 51.68167°N 11.26500°E / 51.68167; 11.26500
TypeHilltop castle
Site information
ConditionPreserved or largely preserved
Site history
Built1120 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.

  1. ^ "Burg Falkenstein (Neuer Falkenstein)". Alle Burgen (in German).