Part of address of great-grandfather, who lived at Schonwald No. 29 (Bezirke - means a district of) Schildberg, (Kreis) Olmutz (Kronland - crownland of Austria) Morhren (Monrovia today, Czech Republic) Then was part of Austro-Hungarian Empire (1850-1860's)
2007-04-04 16:47:33 · 2 answers · asked by kcmoewp 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
If you're asking for a definition of the word Schonwald, it means "beautiful wood" or "beautiful forest". It's also translated as "The Black Forest".
Schonwald appears to have been a village that's now known as Lesna. See http://archiv.radio.cz/english/weekly/15-8-97.html:
2007-04-05 08:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answerer is correct about the origin of this name. It is German, and does mean "beautiful woods or forest." However, it is not translated as "black forest." Der Schwärzwald, or "Black Forest," is a large, mountainous, forested area in southwest Germany. Schönwald is a town in der Schwärzwald.
2007-04-05 16:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by MathBioMajor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋