Where is the Falkenburg located?

It stands in Kyffhäuserland, in the Kyffhäuserkreis district of Thuringia, above the Barbarossa Cave.

What remains of the Falkenburg today?

Only a section of the residential tower's wall and remains of a cistern have survived.

When was the Falkenburg built?

It was probably built around the mid 12th century, though it is first documented only in 1349.

Why was the Falkenburg destroyed?

In 1458 an alliance of towns such as Erfurt, Nordhausen and Mühlhausen, together with several lords, captured and destroyed it after it had become a robber knights' stronghold.

Falkenburg

Kyffhäuserland

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Falkenburg stands in Kyffhäuserland (Kyffhäuserkreis), in Thuringia, Germany. Recorded dating: 11th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Falkenburg is a ruined stronghold set on a limestone plateau in the Kyffhäuser hills, right above the Barbarossa Cave, between the villages of Rottleben and Steinthaleben. Only a single large section of the residential tower's wall and traces of a cistern have survived. Likely built around the mid 12th century, it is first documented in 1349 as the seat of one Heinrich von Falkenburg, before being destroyed in 1458 by an alliance of towns and noblemen.

What to know

The site sits on a height directly above the Barbarossa Cave, between Rottleben and Steinthaleben.
Only a ruined wall section and a cistern remain, so this is not a restored castle to explore.
No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility details are available for this site.
It suits visitors interested in archaeology or hiking rather than a conventional castle tour.

Where this château is

Kyffhäuserland · Kyffhäuserkreis · Thüringen

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Rottleben, 99707 Kyffhäuserland

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown
Period of construction: 11th century

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Where is the Falkenburg located?: It stands in Kyffhäuserland, in the Kyffhäuserkreis district of Thuringia, above the Barbarossa Cave.
What remains of the Falkenburg today?: Only a section of the residential tower's wall and remains of a cistern have survived.
When was the Falkenburg built?: It was probably built around the mid 12th century, though it is first documented only in 1349.
Why was the Falkenburg destroyed?: In 1458 an alliance of towns such as Erfurt, Nordhausen and Mühlhausen, together with several lords, captured and destroyed it after it had become a robber knights' stronghold.