Château du Falkenstein

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The château du Falkenstein or Falkenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France, at the heart of the Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord. This semi-troglodyte castle dominates the Zinsel valley. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°0'18"N, 7°33'55"E

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Château du Falkenstein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wasenbourg, Château de Schœneck, Grand Wintersberg, Château du Vieux-Windstein.

3.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Wasenbourg
99 min walk • Nestled in the lush forested hills of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, the Wasenbourg is a historical gem that stands as a sentinel over the town of Niederbronn-les-Bains in France. This medieval castle, whose origins date back to the 13th century, is a...
4.3 miE
Forts and castles
Château de Schœneck
111 min walk • Nestled in the lush, rolling hills of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, the Château de Schœneck is a testament to the medieval fortification architecture that once dominated the landscape of Alsace, France. This historic castle, perched on a rocky spur at an...
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Wintersberg, Niederbronn-les-Bains
74 min walk • At 581 m, the Grand Wintersberg is the highest hill in the North Vosges in Alsace, France. The Grand Wintersberg lies about four kilometres northwest of Niederbronn-les-Bains. The massif separates the valleys of the Falkensteinerbach and the Schwarzbach.
5.3 miE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château du Vieux-Windstein, Windstein
135 min walk • The Château du Vieux Windstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Windstein, in the Bas-Rhin département of France.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Château de Lutzelhardt
127 min walk • The Château de Lutzelhardt is a 13th-century castle in the commune of Obersteinbach in the Bas-Rhin département, France. It is remarkable in that parts of it are actually built into the rock.
1.4 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Rothenbourg
37 min walk • The Château de Rothenbourg or Rothenburg Castle is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France.
5.2 miE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château du Nouveau-Windstein, Windstein
133 min walk • The Château du Nouveau-Windstein is a ruined castle located on a hill west of the commune of Windstein in the Bas-Rhin département of France.
2.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Ramstein, Baerenthal
61 min walk • The Château de Ramstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Baerenthal, in the Moselle département of France.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Étang de Hanau
32 min walk • Étang de Hanau is a lake in Moselle, France. Its surface area is 0.16 km². The lake is located in the commune of Philippsbourg, near the small hamlet of Waldeck and its castle.
4.4 miE
Forts and castles
Château de Wineck
113 min walk • The Château de Wineck is a ruined castle in the Wineckerthal quarter of the commune of Dambach in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It has been listed since 1985 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wasenkoepfel, Oberbronn
110 min walk • The Wasenkoepfel is a hill northwest of Oberbronn in the Lower Alsace in the French Vosges. It is the highest point of the southern Wasgau, a Franco-German, cross-border region that comprises the southern part of the Palatinate Forest and the northern part of the Vosges.