Reichenstein Castle (Trechtingshausen)

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Reichenstein Castle
Burg Reichenstein
Trechtingshausen in Germany
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Reichenstein Castle
Coordinates 50°0′18.5″N7°51′12.6″E / 50.005139°N 7.853500°E / 50.005139; 7.853500
Type Medieval castle
Site history
Built1100

Reichenstein Castle (German : Burg Reichenstein), also known as Falkenburg is a castle in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. It stands on a mountain spur on the eastern slope of the Bingen Forest, above the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Trechtingshausen in the Mainz-Bingen district in Germany.

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