Horben

Horben is a village in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Horben is located at the South of the city of Freiburg and East of the Hexental (witches' dale) valley on a high plateau on the Western slope of the Schauinsland mountain range between Mount "Illenberg" (642 m or 2106 ft) and "Eduardshöhe" (Edward's height) (859 m or 2818 ft). In Horben originates the "Bohrer" creek (so called after the "Bohren" or drilling of trunks) and the Selzenbach creek. The upper courses of these creeks and the valleys of the same name are part of the area of Horben which at its lowest point drops to an altitude of about 400 m (1312 ft).

From Horben you have an extensive panoramic view to the mountains Schauinsland, Schönberg (Ebringen), the Rhine Valley, Kaiserstuhl (Baden), the mountain range of the Vosges, and the city of Freiburg. The overall appearance of both the village of Horben and the surrounding landscape which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, an AONB also called Horben, is largely marked by black forest farms. Because of its proximity to the city of Freiburg new housing areas have been developed in the districts Langackern and Bohrer.