Waldstein
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Waldstein may refer to:
- Waldstein (mountain range), a ridge in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains in Bavaria, Germany
- 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
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 Burg Waldstein, a castle in Semily, Czech Republic
- Wald (disambiguation)
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