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People

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House of Schwarzenberg The House of Schwarzenberg () is a German (Franconian Circle, Franconian) and Czech (Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German nobili ...
, Franconian and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172 **
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp, Fürst zu House of Schwarzenberg, Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg; 18/19 April 1771 – 15 October 1820) was an Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Generalissimo and former Field Marshal. He first entered milita ...
(1771–1820), Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napoleonic Wars **
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg Felix Ludwig Johann Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (; ; 2 October 1800 – 5 April 1852) was a Bohemian nobleman and an Austrian statesman who restored the Austrian Empire as a European great power following the Revolutions of 1848. He ...
(1800–1852), Austrian statesman **
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 opponent of ...
(1890–1950) ** Karel VI. Schwarzenberg (1911-1986) **
Karel Schwarzenberg Karel Schwarzenberg (, 10 December 1937 – 12 November 2023) was a Czech politician, diplomat and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from 2007 to 2009 and ...
, (1937–2023), 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 (district), Bregenz. Schwarzenberg has an area of 25.76 km². It lies south of Lake Constance. The village ...
, a village in Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg *
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 sta ...
, 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, Saxony, Aue, and 35 km southwest of Chemnitz. Founded in the 12th ...
, a town in Saxony * Aue-Schwarzenberg, a district in Saxony * Schwarzenberg (Schömberg), a part of Schömberg im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg * A part of Baiersbronn, in the Black Forest *
Barony of Schwarzenberg The Barony of Schwarzenberg () was a domain that emerged in the middle of the 12th century in the Saxon Ore Mountains in central Europe. It continued to exist following its acquisition by John Frederick the Magnanimous in 1533 as an administrativ ...
, a domain around Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. in Saxony


In Switzerland

* Schwarzenberg, Switzerland, 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 () is a castle and museum in Germany. It 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. Con ...
in Schwarzenberg, Saxony * 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 hom ...
, Bavaria *
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 Hild ...
in Vienna, Austria * Palais Schwarzenberg, former residence of the
House of Schwarzenberg The House of Schwarzenberg () is a German (Franconian Circle, Franconian) and Czech (Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German nobili ...
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 lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen Sta ...
, 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 () or Halštrow ( Upper Sorbian, ) is a town in the 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. The name "Elstra" stems f ...


Other

* The
Free Republic of Schwarzenberg The Free Republic of 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 were thus self-governing for severa ...
, a short-lived de facto independent country after the German capitulation * ''Schwarzenberg'', a 1984 novel about the Free Republic, by
Stefan Heym Helmut Flieg (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 in 1943, making him one of the Ritchie Boys of World War II. In 1952, he r ...


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 Rolph Ludwig Edward Schwarzenberger (7 February 1936 – 29 February 199 ...
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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 ment ...
, a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland * Schwarzburg, a municipality in
Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...
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