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City in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Hornberg
Location of Hornberg within Ortenaukreis district
Location of Hornberg
Coordinates: 48°12′48″N 08°13′51″E / 48.21333°N 8.23083°E / 48.21333; 8.23083
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Marc Thomas Winzer[1]
Area
 • Total
54.45 km2 (21.02 sq mi)
Elevation384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
(2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,154
 • Density76.29/km2 (197.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78132
Dialling codes07833
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websitewww.hornberg.de

Hornberg (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔʁnˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, 35 km southeast of Offenburg, and 25 km northwest of Villingen-Schwenningen.

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Castle of Hornberg
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Local activities

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Hornberg is the location of the Duravit Design Center.[3] The center has a viewing platform designed by Philippe Starck. This viewing platform is arguably the largest toilet bowl in the world. Duravit also has a production facility in Hornberg.

The family brewery M. Ketterer GmbH & Co.KG is also located in Hornberg.[4]

Black Forest Railway (German: Schwarzwaldbahn)

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Hornberg has a railway station on the Black Forest Railway.[5] The route the railway takes to Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald is considered one of the most spectacular parts of the route.

Sons and daughters of the town

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Personalities who were active in Hornberg

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  • Rochus Misch (1917–2013), bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler; had a business for painters in Hornberg before the war
  • Wolfgang Schäuble (1942–2023), German politician (CDU), grew up in Hornberg
  • Reinold of Urslingen (around 1364-1442), Knight, 1437 share ownership of the castle and city Hornberg

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