 There is also a castle called Frankenstein in Bad Salzungen, Thuringia, and a municipality called Frankenstein in Saxony.Until 1945, Ząbkowice Śląskie, now a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, was mainly populated by Germans and was the site of a in 1606, which has been suggested as an inspiration to the author.Finally, the name is borne by the aristocratic House of Franckenstein from Franconia.