Control method for the casting level of a continuous casting mold, - wherein the inlet flow of liquid metal into the continuous casting mold is adjusted by means of a closure device, and the partially solidified metal strand is withdrawn from the continuous casting mold by means of a withdrawal device, - wherein a measured actual value (hG) of the casting level is supplied to a casting level regulator, which uses the actual value (hG) and a corresponding nominal value (hG*) to determine a nominal position (p*) of the closure device, - wherein the measured actual value (hG) of the casting level is supplied to a disturbance variable compensator, - wherein the disturbance variable compensator is also supplied with the nominal position (p*) of the closure device, a nominal position for the closure device, corrected by a disturbance variable compensation value (z), an actual position (p) of the closure device or an actual position of the closure device, corrected by the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the disturbance variable compensator uses the values (hG, p*, p) supplied to it to determine the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the closure device is supplied with the nominal position corrected by the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the disturbance variable compensator comprises a model of the continuous casting mold, by means of which the disturbance variable compensator determines an expected value (hE) for the casting level on the basis of a model input value (i), - wherein the disturbance variable compensator comprises a number of oscillation compensators, by means of which the disturbance variable compensator in each case determines a frequency disturbance component (zS), which is related to a respective disturbance frequency (fS)on the basis of the difference (e) between the actual value (hG) and expected value (hE), - wherein the sum of the frequency disturbance components (zS) corresponds to the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the model input value (i) is defined by the relationship i = p ′ + z ′, where p' is the uncorrected nominal or actual position (p*, p) of the closure device and z' is a step-function compensation value, - wherein the disturbance variable compensator comprises a step-function determining means, by means of which the disturbance variable compensator determines the step-function compensation value (z') by integration of the difference (e) between the actual value (hG) and the expected value (hE). - wherein the inlet flow of liquid metal into the continuous casting mold is adjusted by means of a closure device, and the partially solidified metal strand is withdrawn from the continuous casting mold by means of a withdrawal device, - wherein a measured actual value (hG) of the casting level is supplied to a casting level regulator, which uses the actual value (hG) and a corresponding nominal value (hG*) to determine a nominal position (p*) of the closure device, - wherein the measured actual value (hG) of the casting level is supplied to a disturbance variable compensator, - wherein the disturbance variable compensator is also supplied with the nominal position (p*) of the closure device, a nominal position for the closure device, corrected by a disturbance variable compensation value (z), an actual position (p) of the closure device or an actual position of the closure device, corrected by the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the disturbance variable compensator uses the values (hG, p*, p) supplied to it to determine the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the closure device is supplied with the nominal position corrected by the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the disturbance variable compensator comprises a model of the continuous casting mold, by means of which the disturbance variable compensator determines an expected value (hE) for the casting level on the basis of a model input value (i), - wherein the disturbance variable compensator comprises a number of oscillation compensators, by means of which the disturbance variable compensator in each case determines a frequency disturbance component (zS), which is related to a respective disturbance frequency (fS)on the basis of the difference (e) between the actual value (hG) and expected value (hE), - wherein the sum of the frequency disturbance components (zS) corresponds to the disturbance variable compensation value (z), - wherein the model input value (i) is defined by the relationship i = p ′ + z ′, where p' is the uncorrected nominal or actual position (p*, p) of the closure device and z' is a step-function compensation value, - wherein the disturbance variable compensator comprises a step-function determining means, by means of which the disturbance variable compensator determines the step-function compensation value (z') by integration of the difference (e) between the actual value (hG) and the expected value (hE).