Schwarzenau#
Schwarzenau, Lower Austria, market town in the district of Zwettl, alt. 498 m, pop. 1,714 (pop. 1,929 in 1981), area 28.13 km2, on the River Thaya, north west of Allentsteig, in the north of the Waldviertel region. - Neo-Gothic parish church (consecrated 1903); Renaissance palace (16th century, one section reconstructed after a fire in 1835, today used for cultural events) with park, marble hall and rich stucco work (16th century); palace chapel (16th century) with Baroque stucco reliefs (1732) by G. B. d´ Allio, sundial on the south tower.
Literature#
A. Braeuer, 50 Jahre Marktgemeinde Schwarzenau, 1980.