Falkenstein

Falkenstein or Falckenstein ("falcons' stone" in German) may refer to:

Austria

 * Falkenstein, Lower Austria, a market town in the district of Mistelbach

Germany

 * Falkenstein, Bavaria, a market town in the district of Cham
 * Falkenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in Donnersbergkreis
 * Falkenstein, Saxony, a town in Vogtlandkreis
 * Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt, a town in Harz district
 * Falkenstein (Thuringia), a rock formation near Tambach-Dietharz in the Thuringian Forest
 * Falkenstein, Königstein im Taunus, a small town north of Frankfurt am Main
 * Großer Falkenstein, a mountain in the Bavarian Forest

Austria

 * Falkenstein Castle (Lower Austria), a medieval ruin north of Vienna
 * Falkenstein Castle (Niederfalkenstein), a preserved medieval castle in Carinthia
 * Burgruine Falkenstein (Oberfalkenstein), a neighbouring ruined medieval castle in Carinthia

Czech Republic

 * Falkenštejn Castle, a peak and medieval castle in Bohemian Switzerland

France

 * Château du Falkenstein, a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département

Germany

 * Falkenstein Castle (Bad Emstal), a ruin near Bad Emstal, Hesse
 * Falkenstein Castle (Gerstetten), a ruin near Gerstetten in Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg
 * Falkenstein Castle (Harz), a preserved medieval castle in the Harz mountains in Saxony-Anhalt
 * Falkenstein Castle (Höllental), a ruin near Freiburg-im-Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg
 * Falkenstein Castle (Palatinate), a ruin near Falkenstein on the Donnersberg in Rhineland-Palatinate
 * Falkenstein Castle (Pfronten), a ruined castle near Pfronten, Bavaria
 * Falkenstein (Saxon Switzerland), a peak and medieval castle in Saxon Switzerland
 * Falkenstein Castle (Taunus), a ruined castle near Falkenstein, Hesse
 * Old Falkenstein Castle (Alter Falkenstein or Alt-Falkenstein), a ruined castle in the Harz mountains near Falkenstein/Harz, Saxony-Anhalt
 * Falkenstein über dem Inn, domiciles of Counts of Falkenstein in the Inn valley, Bavaria

Switzerland

 * Alt-Falkenstein Castle, a ruin of a castle in Switzerland
 * Neu-Falkenstein Castle, ruins near Balsthal (Klus) in Solothurn

Dynasties

 * Counts of Falkenstein (Bavaria), an extinct medieval dynasty in southern Bavaria
 * Counts of Falkenstein (Rhineland-Palatinate)
 * House of Falkenstein, a noble family from Baden-Württemberg

Other uses

 * Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game)

People with surname

 * Adam Falkenstein (1906–1966), German Assyriologist
 * Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997), American sculptor
 * Max Falkenstien (born 1924), longtime radio announcer for the Kansas Jayhawks and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Tony Falkenstein (1915–1994), American footballer
 * Tony Falkenstein (entrepreneur), New Zealand philanthropist
 * Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein (1797–1885), Prussian general
 * Maximilian Vogel von Falckenstein (1839–1917), Prussian general
 * Waldeen Falkenstein (1913–1993), American dancer and choreographer