Hornburg

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This article is about the German city in Lower Saxony. For the municipality in Saxony-Anhalt see Hornburg, Saxony-Anhalt. For the location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, see Helm's Deep.

Coordinates: 52°01′00″N 10°37′00″E / 52.016667, 10.616667

Hornburg
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Wolfenbüttel
Municipal assoc.	Schladen
Mayor	Helga Küchler (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	22 km² (8.5 sq mi)
Elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population	2,694 (31/12/2006)
- Density	122 /km² (317 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WF
Postal code	38315
Area code	05334

Hornburg is a town in the District of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Schladen and home to numerous historically valuable half-timber buildings (Fachwerkhäuser).

The Hornburg castle was first mentioned in a 994 deed as a property of the Bishopric of Halberstadt. In 1005 it was the birthplace of Pope Clement II.

Hornburg Castle

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v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Wolfenbüttel (district)

Achim \| Baddeckenstedt \| Börßum \| Burgdorf \| Cramme \| Cremlingen \| Dahlum \| Denkte \| Dettum \| Dorstadt \| Elbe \| Erkerode \| Evessen \| Flöthe \| Gielde \| Haverlah \| Hedeper \| Heere \| Heiningen \| Hornburg \| Kissenbrück \| Kneitlingen \| Ohrum \| Remlingen \| Roklum \| Schladen \| Schöppenstedt \| Sehlde \| Semmenstedt \| Sickte \| Uehrde \| Vahlberg \| Veltheim \| Werlaburgdorf \| Winnigstedt \| Wittmar \| Wolfenbüttel

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