Hornberg

#1772 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Hornberg is a hill ridge, about 2.5 kilometres long, with three kuppen that reaches a maximum height of 580 m above sea level making it the highest point of the Virngrund region in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°1'16"N, 10°12'3"E

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Baden-WürttembergGermany

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Hornberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen, St. Vitus, Mary's Church, Schloss ob Ellwangen.

5.1 miSW
Museum
Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen, Ellwangen
132 min walk • The Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen in Ellwangen was opened in 2001 and provides a lively overview of 500 years of Alamannic history from the early Middle Ages with finds from all over southern Germany.
5.1 miSW
Historical place, Church, Sacred and religious sites
St. Vitus, Ellwangen
131 min walk • The Basilica of St. Vitus Ellwangen is a late Romanesque vaulted building from the 13th century. This sacred building, which characterizes the townscape, has served as the Catholic parish church for the core city of Ellwangen since secularization.
5.3 miSW
Church
Mary's Church, Ellwangen
135 min walk • St. Mary's Church in the center of Ellwangen is a Catholic church built in 1427 as a city church for the city parish of Ellwangen and today belongs to the parish of St. Vitus.
4.8 miSW
Architecture, Forts and castles
Schloss ob Ellwangen, Ellwangen
123 min walk • The castle ob Ellwangen served from 1460 as a residence and seat of power for the prince princes of the Ellwangen prince provostry and from 1802/1803 to 1842 as an electoral or royal residence.
6.1 miNE
49°4'7"N • 10°18'50"E
Segringer Tor, Dinkelsbühl
155 min walk • City gate
5.1 miSW
Church
Protestant church, Ellwangen
131 min walk • The baroque Stadtkirche Ellwangen is a Protestant church in the city center of Ellwangen that characterizes the cityscape of Ellwangen.
4.2 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Schönenbergkirche, Ellwangen
108 min walk • The Schönenbergkirche, also known as the pilgrimage church "Zu Unserer Lieben Frau", is located on the 530 meter high Schönenberg near Ellwangen and is an important church building in the region of East Württemberg.
6.1 miSW
Church
Antoniuskapelle, Ellwangen
155 min walk • The Chapel of St. Anthony in the Ellwangen district of Schrezheim is famous for its faience altar, which comes from the Schrezheim porcelain manufactory and is one of the most important works of faience art.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Schloss Wildenstein, Fichtenau
88 min walk • Wildenstein Castle is a castle in the district of Wildenstein in the municipality of Fichtenau near Crailsheim in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
6.2 miNE
49°4'2"N • 10°19'7"E
Finanzamt / Deutschordensschloss, Dinkelsbühl
159 min walk • Forts and castles
6.1 miNE
49°4'5"N • 10°18'54"E
Wächtersturm, Dinkelsbühl
156 min walk • Tower