Hornburg
Hornburg | |
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Ortsteil of Schladen-Werla | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hornburg  | |
  Hornburg  Hornburg | |
| Coordinates: 52°01′N 10°37′E / 52.017°N 10.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Wolfenbüttel |
| Municipality | Schladen-Werla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population (2012-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,413 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38315 |
| Dialling codes | 05334 |
| Vehicle registration | WF |
Hornburg is a town and a former municipality in the Wolfenbüttel district, in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1st November 2013, it is a part of the municipality Schladen-Werla. It is situated at the Ilse river, a tributary of the Oker. Hornburg is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schladen and home to numerous historically valuable half-timber buildings (Fachwerkhäuser). It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.
Hornburg Castle was first mentioned in a 994 deed as a property of the
Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa
, who had the castle rebuilt.
In 1528, the attached settlement was denoted as a town by the Halberstadt bishops. It received
Merian from around 1650 with plans by Bodo Ebhardt
.
With the
British occupation zone and later became a West German
town.
Twin town
Osterwieck, Germany
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