Falconies

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Falconies
View from the southwest

View from the southwest

height 2560.4  m above sea level M.
location Graubünden , Switzerland / Liechtenstein border
Mountains Rätikon
Dominance 1.3 km →  Vordergrauspitz
Notch height 40 m
Coordinates 761 468  /  213 228 coordinates: 47 ° 3 '1 "  N , 9 ° 33' 50"  O ; CH1903:  761,468  /  213,228
Falknis (Canton of Graubünden)
Falconies
Summit cross

Summit cross

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The Falknis is a mountain above the Rhine Valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and in the Principality of Liechtenstein and the westernmost peak of the Rätikon chain .

location

The summit lies on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland between the Bündner municipality of Fläsch and the Liechtenstein municipality of Triesen . It is accessible by a hiking trail and is located at 2560  m above sea level. M.

The view from the Falknis extends to the north as far as Lake Constance .

Surname

The name Falknis is said to be derived from the Latin falcula f. 'Kleine Sichel' or accordingly old Rhaeto-Romanic falcla s 'kleine Sicheln ' originate, from which after the language change Alemannic through consonant dissimilation and vowel elevation in the auxiliary syllable Falknis . The name originally referred to today's falconry tower far below the summit.

Ascent

There are different ways to go up:

Adjacent peaks

Neighboring peaks are the Glegghorn and Vilan in the southeast , Grauspitz and Naafkopf in the east, and the Fläscherberg with the Regitzer Spitz and the Falknishorn in the west . To the west of it the Chur Rhine Valley and the St. Gallen Rhine Valley .

Maps

photos

source

Web links

Commons : Falknis  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stricker, Hans / Banzer, Toni / Hilbe, Herbert: The place and field names of the Principality of Liechtenstein . Vaduz: Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein, Volume 5: 152; http://namesbuch.gmg.biz/