| Falsztyn | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nowy Targ |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Łapsze Niżne |
| Coordinates: | 49.4275°N 20.2742°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Population Total: | 290 |
Falsztyn (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. It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-east of Łapsze Niżne, 200NaN0 east of Nowy Targ, and 750NaN0 south of the regional capital Kraków.[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]