Falsztyn

Falsztyn () 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.

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Settlement.name: Falsztyn
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: Falsztyn a1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Falsztyn
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lesser Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nowy Targ
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Łapsze Niżne

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Falsztyn () 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.

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.