Falkenstein Castle (Palatinate)

Falkenstein Castle
Burg Falkenstein
Falkenstein
Castle ruins and village of Falkenstein (2006)
Site information
Typehill castle
CodeDE-RP
Conditionruin
Location
Falkenstein Castle
Falkenstein Castle
Coordinates49°36′33.17″N 7°52′25.55″E / 49.6092139°N 7.8737639°E / 49.6092139; 7.8737639
Height425 m above sea level (NHN)
Site history
Built1135

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.