Hornberg Castle (Altensteig)
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| Creation time : | Mentioned in 1252 | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, location | |
| Conservation status: | Keep, remains of the wall | |
| Standing position : | Ministeriale | |
| Place: | Altensteig- Hornberg | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 37 '4.5 " N , 8 ° 34' 47.8" E | |
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The Burg Hornberg is the ruins of a hilltop castle on the road to Berneck Hornberg (Johannes-Brenz-way 1), a modern suburb of Altensteig in the district of Calw in Baden-Wuerttemberg .
The castle was built in the 12th century for the Counts of Calw and mentioned in 1252. The castle was inhabited by their ministerials , the bailiffs of Wöllhausen and relatives of the Lords of Fautsberg. The castle was during the Thirty Years' War destroyed (1618-48) and 1,958 to 1,971 square donjon rebuilt and now serves as Forest boarding school administered by the State Forestry Administration.
Web links
Commons : Burg Hornberg - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on Hornberg Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Hornberg district near leo-bw.de
- Housing space Hornberg Castle Housing space at leo-bw.de
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