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

Places

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

Castles

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
  • , 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 (1924–2019), 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