Schwarzenberg may refer to:
People
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House of Schwarzenberg
The House of Schwarzenberg is a German ( Franconian) and Czech ( Bohemian) aristocratic family, and it was one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German nobility and Czech nobility and they held the ...
, Franconian and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172
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Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Karl Philipp, Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg; 18/19 April 1771 – 15 October 1820) was an Austrian Generalissimo. He fought in the Battle of Wagram (1809) but the Austrians lost decisively against Napoleo ...
(1771–1820), Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napoleonic Wars
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Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
Felix Ludwig Johann Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (german: Felix Ludwig Johann Friedrich Prinz zu Schwarzenberg; cs, Felix Ludvík Jan Bedřich princ ze Schwarzenbergu; 2 October 1800 – 5 April 1852) was a Bohemian nobleman and an Au ...
(1800–1852), Austrian statesman
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Adolph Schwarzenberg
Adolph Schwarzenberg (18 August 1890 – 27 February 1950) was a notable landowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Johann (Czech: Jan) and Therese Schwarzenberg, née Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg. An outspoken opponen ...
(1890–1950)
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Karel Schwarzenberg
Prince Karel of Schwarzenberg (, born 10 December 1937) is a Czech politician, former leader of the TOP 09 party and was its candidate for president of the Czech Republic in the 2013 election. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP ...
, (born 1937), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (2007–2009), candidate in presidential election in 2013
Places
In Austria
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Schwarzenberg, Austria
Schwarzenberg is a municipality in the Bregenz Forest in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, part of the district of Bregenz. Schwarzenberg has an area of 25.76 km². It lies south of Lake Constance. The village center is heritage-prote ...
, a village in Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg
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Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald
Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Geography
Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald lies in the upper (northwestern) Mühlviertel region, near the tripoint with the German st ...
, Upper Austria
In Germany
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Schwarzenberg, Saxony
Schwarzenberg is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony’s Ore Mountains, near the German–Czech border. The town lies roughly 15 km southeast of Aue, and 35 km southwest of Chemnitz.
Founded in the 12th century to prot ...
, a town in Saxony
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Aue-Schwarzenberg
Aue-Schwarzenberg is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the Czech Republic and the districts of Vogtlandkreis, Zwickauer Land, Stollberg and Annaberg.
History
The Ore Mountains (German: '' ...
, a district in Saxony
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Schwarzenberg (Schömberg) Schwarzenberg may refer to:
People
* House of Schwarzenberg, Franconian and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172
** Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771–1820), Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napol ...
, a part of
Schömberg im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg
* A part of
Baiersbronn
Baiersbronn is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality and a village in the district of Freudenstadt (district), Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest on the Murg (Northern Black Forest), Mu ...
, in the Black Forest
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Barony of Schwarzenberg, a domain around Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. in Saxony
In Switzerland
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Schwarzenberg, Switzerland
Schwarzenberg is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Geography
Schwarzenberg has an area of . Of this area, 36.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.8% is forested. Of the rest of th ...
, in the Canton of Lucerne
* A part of
Le Noirmont
Le Noirmont is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
History
Le Noirmont is first mentioned in 1454 as ''Noirmont''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Schwarzenberg ...
in the Canton of Jura
Castles and palaces
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Schwarzenberg Castle (Saxony)
Schwarzenberg Castle (german: Schloss Schwarzenberg) was based on a medieval fortification and together with St. George's Church dominates the scene of the large county town of Schwarzenberg in Saxony's district of Erzgebirgskreis.
Constructi ...
in Schwarzenberg, Saxony
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Schwarzenberg Castle (Bavaria) in
Scheinfeld
Scheinfeld is a town in the Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km northwest of Neustadt (Aisch), and 40 km east of Würzburg. Schloss Schwarzenberg is adjacent to the town. The town is home ...
, Bavaria
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Palais Schwarzenberg
Palais Schwarzenberg is a Baroque palace in front of Schwarzenbergplatz, Landstraße, the 3rd district of Vienna, Austria. It is owned by the princely Schwarzenberg family.
Construction started in 1697 under the architect Johann Lucas von Hildeb ...
in Vienna, Austria
* Palais Schwarzenberg, former residence of the
House of Schwarzenberg
The House of Schwarzenberg is a German ( Franconian) and Czech ( Bohemian) aristocratic family, and it was one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German nobility and Czech nobility and they held the ...
in Prague, Czech Republic
Mountains
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Schwarzenberg (Breidenbacher Grund)
Schwarzenberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member st ...
, Hesse, Germany
* A mountain that is part of
Langenberg, a mountain in the
Rhön Mountains
The Rhön Mountains () are a group of low mountains (or ''Mittelgebirge'') in central Germany, located around the border area where the states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia come together. These mountains, which are at the extreme southeast end o ...
* A mountain with the elevation of 413 m in
Westlausitzer Bergland, see
Elstra
Elstra (; Sorbian language, Sorbian: ''Halštrow'') is a town in the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 kilometres southeast of Kamenz, and 34 kilometres northeast of Dresden ...
Other
* The
Free Republic of Schwarzenberg
The Free Republic of Schwarzenberg (german: Freie Republik Schwarzenberg) is a term applied to portions of western Saxony that were briefly not occupied by the Allies after the surrender of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945. These districts of Saxony ...
, a short-lived de facto independent country after the German capitulation
* ''Schwarzenberg'', a 1984 novel about the Free Republic, by
Stefan Heym
Helmut Flieg or Hellmuth Fliegel (10 April 1913 – 16 December 2001) was a German writer, known by his pseudonym Stefan Heym (). He lived in the United States and trained at Camp Ritchie, making him one of the Ritchie Boys of World War II. In ...
See also
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Schwarzenberger Schwarzenberger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Reinhard Schwarzenberger (born 1977), Austrian ski jumper
* Rolph Ludwig Edward Schwarzenberger (1936–1992), British mathematician
*Xaver Schwarzenberger (born 1946), ...
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Schwarzenburg
Schwarzenburg is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen.
History Albligen
Albligen is first menti ...
, a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
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Schwarzburg Schwarzburg may refer to:
* Schwarzburg (municipality)
* The House of Schwarzburg
* Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
* Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
* House of Schwarzburg
* 13th-century fortress built by the Teutonic Order in Transylvania, present day Codlea
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, a municipality in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
, Germany
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