Falkenstein
District of Königstein im Taunus
in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt of Hesse, Germany
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Frankfurt am Main International Airport (11 mi) - Wiesbaden Army Airfield (11 mi)
- Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport (17 mi)
- Mainz-Finthen Airport (21 mi)
- Hanau Army Air Field (22 mi)
- Siegerland Airport (40 mi)
- Worms Airport (40 mi)
- Mannheim-City Airport (49 mi)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (75 mi)
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (98 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (100 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (108 mi)
- Messel Pit Fossil Site (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Speyer Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
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Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 115 mi) - Turnacker (amusement park, (23 mi)
- Zoo Frankfurt (zoo, (11 mi)
- Opel Zoo (zoo, (1 mi)
- Freizeitpark Lochmühle (amusement park, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.179 and 8.471 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 10' 45" and E 8° 28' 16"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 11:11 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:53 am and 8:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Discover Falkenstein
The district Falkenstein of Königstein im Taunus in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt (Hesse) is a subburb in Germany about 267 mi south-west of Berlin, the country's capital city.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Schmitten, Glashutten, Hofheim am Taunus, Kriftel and Neu-Anspach. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Schlosshotel Kronberg
Falkenstein Grand Kempinski
Villa Rothschild Kempinski
H+ Hotel Bad Soden
Bonjour
Salina
Rheinischer Hof
Milbor
Naturpark Hotel Weilquelle
Schloßhotel Rettershof Romantik Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Taunus
The Taunus is a low mountain range in Hesse, Germany that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is bounded by the river valleys of Rhine, Main and Lahn. On the opposite side of the Rhine, the mountains are continued by the Hunsrück. The mountains themselves span the districts of Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg, and Rhein-Lahn.
Braun (company)
Braun GmbH (commonly pronounced as "braun" in English), formerly Braun AG, is a German consumer products company based in Kronberg. From 1984 until 2005, Braun was a wholly owned subsidiary of The Gillette Company, which had purchased a controlling interest in the company in 1967. Braun is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, which acquired Gillette in 2005. On 16 April 2012, the Italian company De'Longhi acquired the household part of Braun from Procter & Gamble.
Feldberg/Taunus transmitter
The Feldberg/Taunus transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-broadcasting and for directional radio services. It is used for FM- and TV-broadcasting; a 116.17 metre high guyed mast is used as an antenna tower. It is located on the Großer Feldberg, the highest mountain in the Taunus region of Germany. The telecommunication tower on the Großer Feldberg is a combination of a multistoried building and a telecommunications tower of unconventional design.
Frankfurt International School
The Frankfurt International School (FIS) is an English-language day school located in Oberursel, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Founded in 1961, it is the largest and second oldest international school in Germany and provides instruction to almost 1800 students from over fifty countries from age three to grade twelve. FIS consists of the Primary School (First Steps to grade one), Elementary School (grades two to five), and Upper School (grades six to twelve).
1. FC Eschborn
1. FC Eschborn is a German association football club which plays in Eschborn, a suburb of Frankfurt, Hesse.
Camp King
Camp King is a site on the outskirts of Oberursel, Taunus, with a long history. It began as a school for agriculture under the auspices of the University of Frankfurt. During World War II, the lower fields became an interrogation center for the German Air Force. After World War II, the United States Army also used it as an interrogation center and intelligence post. In 1968, it became the command and control center for the United States Army Movements Control Agency - Europe.
Hessenpark
The Hessenpark is an open air museum in Neu-Anspach, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in 1974 by the Hesse State Government headed by Albert Osswald. The museum showcases half-timbered buildings from the land of Hesse. As of 2006, there were almost 100 houses on display. The Hessenpark is a popular family destination.
Schlosshotel Kronberg
Schlosshotel Kronberg (previously Schloss Friedrichshof) in Kronberg im Taunus was built between 1889 and 1893 for the dowager German Empress Victoria, Princess Royal and named in honour of her husband, Frederick III, German Emperor.
Arboretum Main-Taunus
The Arboretum Main-Taunus (76 hectares) is an arboretum located on Am Weissen Stein, just southwest of Eschborn, Hesse, Germany. The arboretum was begun in 1982 on the site of a former military airport, and currently contains over 600 tree and shrub species from around the northern hemisphere, including Central Europe, Asia Minor, the Himalayas, China, Japan, and North America.
Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein
Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein is a luxurious hotel in Königstein im Taunus (Falkenstein im Taunus), Germany. It was owned by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1909 as a sanatorium for officers. Since 1999 it has belonged to the chain Kempinski. The building was opened in 1875. It was a sanatorium from 1875 to 1976 and also served as a hospital, military sanatorium and hospital for invalids before being closed in 1991. On 9 September 1999 it re-opened as a Kempinski hotel with 106 rooms.
Staufen (Hegau)
Staufen (Hegau) is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Altkönig
Altkönig the third tallest mountain of the Taunus range in Hesse, Germany, reaching 798 meters above sea level. In the La Tène period around 400 BC, the Celts settled the Altkönig. They built a ringwall around the summit which is still evident. It is unknown when and why they abandoned the Altkönig.
Bleibeskopf
Bleibeskopf is a mountain of Hesse, Germany. In the late Bronze Age (about 800 BC), a pre-Celtic hillfort of the Urnfield culture was on the Bleibiskopf.
Herzberg (Taunus)
Herzberg (Taunus) is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Hünerberg (Taunus)
Hünerberg (Taunus) is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Kolbenberg
Kolbenberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Rossert
Rossert is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Roßkopf (Taunus)
Roßkopf (Taunus) is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Sängelberg
Sängelberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Weilsberg
Weilsberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.
Urselbach
Urselbach is a river of Hesse, Germany.
Bad Soden (Taunus) station
Bad Soden (Taunus) station is the northern terminus of the Soden Railway in the German state of Hesse. It is also the northern terminus of the line S 3 services of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn over the Limes Railway (Limesbahn).
Niederhöchstadt station
Niederhöchstadt station is a junction station in the Niederhöchstadt district of the town of Eschborn in the German state of Hesse. The stations of Eschborn and Eschborn Süd are nearby. Just north-west of the station the Limes Railway to Bad Soden separates from the Kronberg Railway to Kronberg. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
Kronberg Castle
Kronberg Castle is a High Middle Ages Rock castle in Kronberg im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis district, Germany. The castle is beside Altkönig in Taunus. The castle was built in 1220 to 1230.
Heidetrank Oppidum
The Heidetrank Oppidum near Oberursel in the Taunus in Germany is one of Europe's most important Celtic oppida. The oppidum was surrounded by ringwalls which encircled the settlement of opposite sides of a ravine called the Heidetrankthal. They high point of the settlement was in the late La Tène period, but lost its importance in the mid first century BC.
These districts also belong to Königstein im Taunus.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Königstein im Taunus.
- Innenstadt
- Sachsenhausen-Sued
- Kroeffelbach
- Kraftsolms
- Neukirchen
- Reiskirchen
- Oberndorf
- Albshausen
- Burgsolms
- Oberbiel
- Niederbiel
- Nieder-Ingelheim
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Königstein im Taunus.
Großer Feldberg: Schmitten im Taunus, Großer Feldberg (source)
Königstein im Taunus: Panorama, Königstein im Taunus (source)
Kronberg im Taunus: Opel Zoo Kronberg, Kronberg im Taunus (source)
Oberursel: Taunus-Informationszentrum, Oberursel (source)
Kelkheim (Taunus): Kelkheim − Wettercam, Kelkheim (Taunus) (source)
Oberreifenberg: Großer Feldberg im Taunus − Blick über Frankfurt nach Südosten, Oberreifenberg (source)
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