Falkenburg Castle (Palatinate)

Falkenburg
Falkenberg, Falckenberg, Valchenberch
Wilgartswiesen
The Falkenburg from the southwest
Site information
Typehill castle, rock castle
CodeDE-RP
Conditionbergfried remains, wall foundations
Location
Falkenburg
Falkenburg
Coordinates49°12′19″N 7°51′36″E / 49.2054°N 7.8601°E / 49.2054; 7.8601
Height0 m above sea level (NN)
Site history
Builtaround 1246
Garrison information
Occupantsministeriales

Falkenburg Castle is a castle ruin overlooking the village of Wilgartswiesen in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Like almost all castles in this region it was built on sandstone.