Falkenstein/Harz: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Falkenstein Castle – the namesake of Falkenstein/Harz – stands above the Selke River in a nature reserve and is part of the Romanesque Road.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Falkenstein/Harz.

Geographical Location

Falkenstein/Harz lies in the southeastern part of the Harz district and comprises seven districts.

Landscape

The municipality combines the open Harz foothills with fields in the northeast and the forested highlands of the Lower Harz Plateau in the southwest.

Near Meisdorf, the Selke Valley opens up with remarkable views and forms part of the municipality's visitor landscape.

Friedrichshohenberg and Häkelberg are located in the immediate vicinity of Falkenstein/Harz.

Culture

The castle complex includes a museum and a falconry courtyard presenting the history of falconry.

Falkenstein Castle and Konradsburg Castle are regional stops on the Romanesque Road.

The surrounding area of Falkenstein/Harz also includes Asseburg Castle, “Falckenstein, Castle, Castle Chapel”, Falkenstein, Arnstein Castle, Kirchberg and Holzberg.

Falkenstein Castle is associated with the Sachsenspiegel, a medieval law book created in the northeastern Harz between 1220 and 1235.

Nature

The Falkenstein/Harz area has numerous paths and routes for hiking and cycling.

The nature reserve along the Selke near Meisdorf provides the setting for longer hikes and bicycle tours through its side valleys.

Surroundings

In the wider context of the Falkenstein/Harz destination are Degenershausen Landscape Park as well as cultural sites in the districts of Meisdorf and Ermsleben.

Further local page: Pansfelde.

For the higher-level travel overview: Harz.

Further Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Groß Quenstedt, Hedersleben, Nordharz, Schwanebeck, Ilsenburg.