Waldstein
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Waldstein (German: forest stone) may refer to the following:
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[edit] People
- Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Waldstein (1583-1634), Bohemian soldier and politician
- Charles Waldstein (1856-1927), Anglo-American archaeologist ([1])
- Charles Waldstein, U.S. Olympic shooter
- Count Ferdinand von Waldstein, Austrian nobleman, patron of Beethoven, dedicatee of the Waldstein sonata
- Karl Michael Waldstein, Austrian philosopher
- Wolfgang Waldstein, Austrian legal historian
[edit] Places
- Burg Waldstein, a castle in Styria
- Burg Valdštejn (German: Burg Waldstein), A castle in Semily, Czech Republic.
- the Waldstein, a mountain in Bavaria, see de:Waldstein (Gebirgszug)
[edit] Music
- the nickname of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, op. 53