Waldstein Explained

Waldstein may refer to:

• Waldstein (mountain range), a ridge in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains in Bavaria, Germany
• Mount Waldstein, an 8,579 ft mountain in the Absaroka Range of Montana
• House of Waldstein, a noble family from Bohemia
• The Waldstein Sonata, a popular name for Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21

People with the surname

• Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583–1634), talented Bohemian military commander and powerful politician
• Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein (1759–1823), Austrian soldier, explorer and naturalist
• Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein (1762–1823), Austrian nobleman, patron of Beethoven
• Charles Waldstein (1856–1927), Anglo-American archaeologist and U.S. Olympic shooter
• Felix Waldstein (1862–1943), German politician

See also

• Wok of Waldstein a notable figure among the Hussites of Prague in the 15th century
• Waldstein Castle, a ruined castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Großer Waldstein, a mountain in province of Upper Franconia in Bavaria, Germany
• Valdštejn Castle or German: Burg Waldstein, a castle in Semily, Czech Republic
• Wald (disambiguation)