Hörnleberg
| Hörnleberg | ||
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 Hörnleberg (2017) |
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| height | 906.2 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Mountains | Middle Black Forest | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 '40 " N , 8 ° 2' 42" E | |
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| Type | Low mountain range, summit pyramidal | |
| rock | Paragneiss | |
| particularities | Pilgrimage church | |
The Hörnleberg is 906.2 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the central Black Forest and a foothill of the Rohrhardsberg massif. Its summit pyramid rises around 600 meters at the angle of the mouth between the valleys of the Elz and the Wilden Gutach . Currently (2018, after forestry work) there is a view of the Elz Valley and the Rhine plain .
On the summit is the pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Hörnleberg , which was probably built in the 8th or 9th century . The first written mention of the capella uf dem Hörnlin comes from the year 1469, in the book of benefices of the Diocese of Constance . According to the founding myth of the chapel, a blind man from Alsace swore that, should he ever see again , he would build a chapel in honor of Mary on the first mountain he saw.
Three crossroads , from Bleibach , from Oberwinds and from Simonswald , lead up to the pilgrimage church.
