Schwarzenberg
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People
- House of SchwarzenbergHouse of Schwarzenberg-History:The family was first mentioned in 1172. A branch of the Seinsheim family was created when Erkinger I of Seinsheim acquired the Franconian barony of Schwarzenberg, the castle Schwarzenberg and the title Baron of Schwarzenberg, in 1405–21. At this time, they also possessed some fiefdoms in...
, Frankish and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172- Karl Philipp, Prince of SchwarzenbergKarl Philipp, Prince of SchwarzenbergKarl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg (April 18, 1771 – October 15, 1820) was an Austrian field marshal.- Life :...
(1771–1820), Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napoleonic Wars - Prince Felix of SchwarzenbergPrince Felix of SchwarzenbergPrinz Felix zu Schwarzenberg was an Austrian statesman who restored the Habsburg Empire as a European power following the disorders of 1848....
(1800–1852), Austrian statesman - Adolph SchwarzenbergAdolph SchwarzenbergAdolph Schwarzenberg was a notable landowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Johann and Therese Schwarzenberg, née Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg...
(1890–1950) - Karel SchwarzenbergKarel SchwarzenbergKarel Schwarzenberg or Karel, Prince of Schwarzenberg , 7...
, (born 1937), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
- Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
In Austria
- Schwarzenberg, AustriaSchwarzenberg, AustriaSchwarzenberg is a village in the Bregenzerwald, Vorarlberg, Austria, part of the district Bregenz. As of 2002 it has a population of 1,805. The village center is heritage-protected for its clapboard houses....
, a village in Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg - Schwarzenberg am BöhmerwaldSchwarzenberg am BöhmerwaldSchwarzenberg am Böhmerwald is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in Upper Austria, Austria....
, Upper Austria
In Germany
- Schwarzenberg, SaxonySchwarzenberg, SaxonySchwarzenberg 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....
, a town in Saxony - Aue-SchwarzenbergAue-SchwarzenbergAue-Schwarzenberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the Czech Republic and the districts of Vogtlandkreis, Zwickauer Land, Stollberg and Annaberg.- History :...
, a district in Saxony - Schwarzenberg (Schömberg), a part of Schömberg im SchwarzwaldSchömberg im SchwarzwaldSchömberg is a spa town in the north of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg.-Geography:Schömberg is located 15 km south of Pforzheim and lies on a plateau between the valley of the Enz with the town of Wildbad to its west and the Nagold valley with the town of Bad Liebenzell to its east.The...
, Baden-Württemberg - A part of BaiersbronnBaiersbronnBaiersbronn is a municipality in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest on the Murg river.Administratively, Baiersbronn consists of the following nine villages:* Baiersbronn* Friedrichstal...
, in the Black Forest - Barony of SchwarzenbergBarony of SchwarzenbergThe 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 administrative unit of the Electorate of Saxony under the name of...
, a domain around Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. in Saxony
In Switzerland
- Schwarzenberg, SwitzerlandSchwarzenberg, SwitzerlandSchwarzenberg 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 the land, 2.7% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
, in the Canton of Lucerne - A part of Le NoirmontLe NoirmontLe Noirmont is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.-References:...
in the Canton of Jura
Castles and palaces
- Schwarzenberg Castle (Saxony)Schwarzenberg Castle (Saxony)Schwarzenberg Castle 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.-Construction history:...
in Schwarzenberg, Saxony - Schloss Schwarzenberg by Scheinfeld, Bavaria (House of SchwarzenbergHouse of Schwarzenberg-History:The family was first mentioned in 1172. A branch of the Seinsheim family was created when Erkinger I of Seinsheim acquired the Franconian barony of Schwarzenberg, the castle Schwarzenberg and the title Baron of Schwarzenberg, in 1405–21. At this time, they also possessed some fiefdoms in...
) - Palais SchwarzenbergPalais SchwarzenbergPalais Schwarzenberg is a Baroque palace in front of Schwarzenbergplatz, Landstraße, the 3rd district of Vienna, Austria. It is owned by the princely Schwarzenberg family....
in Vienna, Austria - Schwarzenberský palác in PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Mountains
- A mountain that is part of Langenberg, a mountain in the Rhön MountainsRhön MountainsThe Rhön Mountains are a group of low mountains 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 of the East Hesse Highlands , are partly a result of ancient volcanic activity...
- A mountain with the elevation of 413 m in Westlausitzer Bergland, see ElstraElstraElstra is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of 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 SchwarzenbergFree Republic of SchwarzenbergThe Free Republic of Schwarzenberg is a term now used for an unoccupied area in Western Saxony that existed for several weeks after the German capitulation on May 8, 1945. After the surrender of Germany, the districts of Schwarzenberg, Stollberg and Aue, in the Ore Mountains, were left unoccupied,...
, a short-lived de facto independent country after the German capitulation - Schwarzenberg, a 1984 novel about the Free Republic, by Stefan HeymStefan HeymHelmut Flieg was a German-Jewish writer, known by his pseudonym Stefan Heym. He lived in the United States between 1935 and 1952, before moving back to the part of his native Germany which was, from 1949–1990, German Democratic Republic...