Hornberg

The Gutach River defines the setting of Hornberg — its narrow Black Forest valley concentrates the town, railway and road links between steep, wooded slopes. Ruins of Hornberg Castle rise above the centre, recalling the medieval stronghold that once controlled this route through the region. Hornberg is also closely tied to the Black Forest Railway, the 19th-century line engineered by Robert Gerwig whose demanding route helped connect the interior of Baden with the Rhine valley. Local identity is further expressed in the Hornberger Schießen, a celebrated folk tradition whose name has become a German idiom for an overhyped event with no result. Find related webcams in the surrounding Black Forest to build a fuller picture of Hornberg and Baden-Württemberg.

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