Schwarzerden is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Bad Kreuznach district within the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It functions as a member of the Verbandsgemeinde Kirner Land, which is a type of collective municipality.
The administrative seat for the Verbandsgemeinde Kirner Land is situated in the town of Kirn. Schwarzerden serves as one of the constituent communities within this local government structure.