What is .schwarz?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .schwarz names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .schwarz on December 13, 2014. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on September 18, 2014.
Schwarz Domains und Services GmbH & Co. KG also runs one other TLD, including .lidl.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .schwarz, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .schwarz haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.schwarz).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.schwarz FAQ
What country is .schwarz?
None. .schwarz is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .schwarz domain extension?
Schwarz Domains und Services GmbH & Co. KG operates .schwarz as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .schwarz created?
.schwarz was delegated to the DNS root zone on December 13, 2014.
Is .schwarz a valid domain?
Yes. .schwarz is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .schwarz addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .schwarz domain?
No. .schwarz is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Schwarz Domains und Services GmbH & Co. KG.
Is .schwarz DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .schwarz.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed November 6, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
