Their elevated status was reflected in the expansion of the castle.

The 18-hole golf course at Castle Meisdorf and the motor sports complex, Harz-Ring create the correct environment for golf and motor sports fans.

The Counts of Falkenstein’s influence in the region grew step by step, and in the 13th century, they became the governors of Quedlinburg Abbey. Falkenstein is the best-preserved castle in the Harz region.

It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wieserode. The best preserved hill castle in the Harz, Falkstein is situated in the middle of the beautiful and scenic Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park, at a height of 1050 feet (320 m), and looks out across the wild, romantic landscape of the Selke Valley. Falkenstein/Harz is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The town of Falkenstein takes its name from Castle Falkenstein that stands high over the Selke Valley in the middle of a nature reserve. Falkenstein castle The master builders have done a great job: The fortified, Falkenstein castle has sat high above the Selke valley for many centuries and never once been captured.

The new community was named after Falkenstein Castle.