Schwarzenborn is an Ortsgemeinde, which is a type of municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde or collective municipality. It is located within the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The settlement serves as a local administrative unit within its respective district. It is situated in the western part of Germany, characterized by its integration into the regional municipal structure of the Rhineland-Palatinate region.