Hornburgis atownand a former municipality in theWolfenbüttel district,in theGermanstate ofLower Saxony.Since 1st November 2013, it is a part of the municipalitySchladen-Werla.It is situated at theIlseriver, a tributary of theOker.Hornburg is part of theSamtgemeinde( "collective municipality" )Schladenand home to numerous historically valuable half-timber buildings (Fachwerkhäuser). It is located on theGerman Timber-Frame Road.
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| Coordinates:52°01′N10°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 Castle was first mentioned in a 994 deed as a property of theBishopric of Halberstadt.In 1005, it was the birthplace ofPope Clement II.The fortress located on a limestone plateau served to control the northern border of the bishopric and the trade routes fromHalberstadttoBraunschweigandHildesheim.It was devastated byHenry the Lionin 1179, during his conflict with the bishop, an ally ofEmperor Frederick I Barbarossa,who had the castle rebuilt.
In 1528, the attached settlement was denoted as a town by the Halberstadt bishops. It receivedmarket rightsin 1552. At the same time, Hornburg, thriving from the cultivation ofhumulus(hop) for beer brewing, was surrounded by a town wall including five gates. The ensemble of about 400Renaissancetimber-framed houses arose after a blaze in 1512 had devastated nearly all of Hornburg's buildings. The reconstruction of the town with elaborately carvedFachwerkhouses was modeled after the townscape of Halberstadt. With the bishopric Hornburg turnedProtestantin 1540. The parish churchBeatae Mariae Virginisis considered one of the firstLutheranhall churchesin the region. During theThirty Years' WarHornburg was occupied by the Imperial field marshalJohann Tserclaes von Tillyin 1626, but conquered bySwedishtroops in 1630. In 1645, the Swedish militaryHans Christoff von Königsmarckfinally had the castle destroyed. The current building is a reconstruction on a private initiative or Georg Lüdecke in 1927, based on an engraving byMerianfrom around 1650 with plans byBodo Ebhardt.
With thesecularizationof the Halberstadt bishopric in 1648, Hornburg fell to the electors ofBrandenburgand after the 1815Congress of Viennait became part of thePrussianprovince of Saxony.Hornburg stayed a Prussian town until 1941, when it was attached to theFree State of Brunswickin the course of the establishment of the City ofSalzgitter.Therefore, at the end ofWorld War IIHornburg found itself inBritish occupation zoneand later became aWest Germantown.
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