Hornburg - Hornburg

In the old town, the half-timbered buildings have been preserved almost throughout.
Hornburg
federal stateLower Saxony
Residents
2.441 (2017)
height
145 m
Tourist info 49 5334 94910
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Hornburg

Hornburg was a small town in its own right until November 2013 Lower Saxony and has since been part of the newly created community Schladen-Werla. Hornburg is between Bad Harzburg and Wolfenbüttel located.

background

Hornburg, located north of the Harz Mountains and not far from the inner German border during the division of Germany, has a completely preserved old town with over 400 half-timbered houses through which a tributary of the Harz river Ilse, the Mühlen-Ilse, meanders. The entire old town is under monument protection.

The city is also the birthplace of the German Pope Clement II (1005-1047), to whom both a church and a statue in the village are dedicated.

The old town of Hornburg was used as a backdrop in several older films, including the film adaptation of Fontanes Grete Minde (1976) and in When the evening bells ring with Willy Birgel (1951).

getting there

By plane

The nearest commercial airport is the international one Hanover Airport.

By train

Hornburg is 4 km away on the rail network of Deutsche Bahn 1 Train station in Schladen tied up. From there there are regular train connections to Wolfenbüttel and Braunschweig, as well as after Vienenburg and Goslar or after Bad Harzburg. The train station has a Park & ​​Ride facility and can also be reached by bus from Hornburg.

By bus

There is a regular bus connection from the district town of Wolfenbüttel via Schladen (train station) to Hornburg.

In the street

About the B82 is Hornburg with the Autobahn 385 connected. The 2 Junction Schladen Nord is 6 km away.

The German half-timbered street leads through the place.

By bicycle

The Green Belt Germany cycle path leads through Hornburg. A GPS track can be found in the Bike tour wiki.

The runs a few kilometers to the west Weser-Harz-Heide-Radweg. The directions for a connection from the cycle path to Hornburg can also be found in Bike tour wiki.

On foot

A largely unknown hiking trail, the Abbot Albert von Stade's pilgrimage to Rome leads through Hornburg.

mobility

Map of Hornburg

Of course, everything in this small town can be easily reached on foot. Buses run to the neighboring towns from 3 ZOB out. The Hornburger 4 Minicar company G. Schoel can be found at Breslauer Straße 4, Tel. 49 5334 94466.

Tourist Attractions

Water wheel of the Hagenmühle on the Mühlen-Ilse
The Hornburg
Armory
Humming stone
  • The Old town with many ornate half-timbered buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries. The 1 Neidhammelhaus from 1563, the Storchenhaus (Wasserstraße 14), "Princess Ilse" with baroque network framework (Wasserstraße 8) and the 2 Hop storage from 1672 are particularly worth seeing.
  • The evangelical 3 MarienkircheMarienkirche in the encyclopedia WikipediaMarienkirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMarienkirche (Q52458352) in the Wikidata database (Beatae Mariae Virginis) from 1616, with elements of the late Renaissance and Baroque.
  • The Catholic 4 St. Clement's Church with the replica of a Pope Clement statue from Bamberg Cathedral, in which Pope Clemens was buried, a gift from the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
  • 5  Hornberg local history museum, Montelabbateplatz 1. Tel.: 49(0) 5334 1507, Email: . The museum is located in a half-timbered building from 1769. On around 700 square meters of exhibition space, information is provided about the history of the city and the region. The life path of Count Suidger von Morsleben and Hornburg, who later became Pope Clemens II, is also described.Open: Tue - Sat 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Admission 1.50 euros, free for children up to 14 years.
  • 6 Biedermeier house am Burggraben shows everyday life at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Admission 1.00 euros, free for children up to 14 years of age.
  • 7 Hagenmühle from the 16th century with the only running water wheel in the entire district of Wolfenbüttel.
  • 8 Neue Straße (mini front doors)New street with some extremely low front doors that are still in use today (only 1.5 m high because the Neue Straße was about 70 cm higher over the centuries).
  • The 9 HornburgHornburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaHornburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHornburg (Q56192306) in the Wikidata database Located above the old town is privately owned and cannot be visited.
  • 10 Armory from 1565. The building is called "the stilt house" because of the gable porch erected in 1609, which stands on four supports.
  • A specialty of Hornburg is certainly that Garden for the senseswhich was created in 1999. It consists of various systems and objects for seeing, touching and hearing, which are distributed over the city area. The objects are freely accessible, but the tourist office also offers guided tours or a map of the objects entered.
    • 11 Farmer's rose garden in Lower Saxony
    • Herb garden
    • Tuning fork made of stone
    • Partner swing
    • Double helix
    • Turntables
    • 12 Humming stone
    • Tonewoods and much more

activities

  • 1  outdoor pool, At the Hagenberg. Tel.: 49(0) 5334 1662. heated, on the southern outskirts, right next to the campsite.Open: May to September.
  • 2  Mini golf course, At the Stadtbad. Tel.: 49(0)5334 988080.
  • 3  Bike and barbecue, In front of Braunschweiger Tor 7 (Located directly on the B82). Tel.: 49(0)5334 7218396, Fax: 49(0)5334 7218397, Email: . Electric bike rental and workshop, organized day tours.Open: Fri, Sat, Mon: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Fri, Mon: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.; So: by arrangement.Price: eTourenbike 29 euros / day, eMTB 39 euros / day discounts possible.last change: Jun. 2018

shop

  • 1  Bötel butcher's shop, Marktstrasse 18.
  • 2  Isensee country bakery, Waterway 69.
  • 3  NP market, Schladener Strasse 1.

kitchen

  • 1  Schützenhof, In front of the Vorwerkstor 3. Tel.: 49(0)5334 1211. Good regional cuisine, especially meat dishes. Nice terrace, pub. A hotel is attached to the restaurant.
  • 2  At the Ruckshof, Kink 17. Tel.: 49(0)5334 1792. German and international cuisine. Weekly changing country specialties on a culinary trip around the world.
  • 3  Asia Restaurant May, Waterway 8. Tel.: 49(0)5334 948668. Extensive menu with Asian dishes. Tues-Fri: inexpensive lunch menu from € 5.
  • 4  Ice cream parlor and pizzeria La Rocca, Vorwerk 2. Tel.: 49(0)5334 948448. Ice cream specialties from our own production, coffee and cake, pizza.Open: daily 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Wed: closed.

nightlife

accommodation

  • 1  Hotel Schützenhof, In front of the Vorwerkstor 3. Tel.: 49 5334 1211, Email: . The hotel offers 8 double rooms and 2 single rooms with shower / toilet / TV. A restaurant and a pub are attached to the hotel. There is a storage room for bicycles.Price: from € 29.50 in a double room including breakfast.
  • 2  Relax camping park, At the Stadtbad 2. Tel.: 49 5334 1905. Very large lawn for campers and tents. Sanitary building with hot water showers, water taps on the main paths, some parking spaces have electricity and sewage connections. Located right next to the outdoor pool.
  • 3  Caravan parking space, On the Iberg. Tel.: 49 5334 1239. 20 parking spaces, rentable for a maximum of 3 days.Price: 2 euros / day.

security

1  Schladen police station, Herrmann-Müller-Strasse 1, 38315 Schladen. Tel.: 49(0)5335 92960. The office is 4 km from Hornburg near Schladen train station.Open: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

health

Practical advice

Old Town Hall, today the Office for Tourism and Citizens' Office
  • 2  Tourist Office, Pfarrhofstrasse 5. Tel.: 49(0) 5334 94910, Fax: 49 (0)5334 948910, Email: . In addition to accommodation agencies, city tours and rental bicycles, numerous souvenir items are also offered. Outside of the opening times, an info box with detailed material can be used free of charge.Open: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Tue 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Sat (only Easter-early October): 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  • Toilet facility (next to the tourist office). The facility is wheelchair accessible.Open: daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • 3  Post office (in the retail store "Lotto Toto H. Hannover"), In front of Braunschweiger Tor 6. Open: Mon - Sat: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Tue 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

trips

  • In neighboring Schladen (5 km) you can go to the 13 North Harz snake paradise See snakes, monitor lizards and crocodiles.
  • To Vienenburg (13 km) with Wöltingerode monastery and railway museum.
  • To Wolfenbüttel (19 km) with the Herzog-August-Bibliothek and the Welfenschloss.

literature

  • Eberhard Segner: History of the city of Hornburg, Verlag Heckner, Wolfenbüttel, 1994, 7.70 euros
  • Dr. Sibylle Heise: Look into Hornburg's past, 7.60 euros
  • Cycling and hiking map Hornburg - Fallstein. 1.00 euros

All printed works are available in bookshops and in the Hornburg Tourist Office.

Web links

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