Falsztyn
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Country
Poland
PolandPopulation290
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| Coordinates: 49°25′39″N 20°16′27″E / 49.42750°N 20.27417°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Łapsze Niżne |
| Population | 290 |
Falsztyn [ˈfalʂtɘn] (Slovak: Falštín) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapsze Niżne, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[1]
It is one of the 14 villages in the Polish part of the historical region of Spiš (Polish: Spisz). It was probably established in the 15th century. Construction of a local castle named Falkenstein (German Falken + stein) commenced in 1535.[2]
