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Always an adventure: knight's castles and palaces

 

Who doesn't know the Hornberg shooting? It is not exactly clear what it was really about. The most probable incident is the following: In 1564, the then sovereign, the Duke of Württemberg, wanted to visit Hornberg. Therefore, the people of Hornberg wanted to pay tribute to him and fire salute shots from their castle upon his arrival. But since they did not know when exactly he would arrive, they started firing whenever they noticed something on the approach road. Thus two carriages and a herd of cows came along the way and each time the inhabitants thought it was the duke. The end of the story was that by the time he actually arrived, all the ammunition had already been shot.

 

That was a long time ago and the former Hornberg Castle is now a ruin, the Hornberg shooting, however, is world famous. A fountain was built for it in the town. In addition, annual festivals are held to re-enact the mishap surrounding the squandered ammunition. After all, the town became famous because of this, since the Hornberg shooting also found its way into literature in the form of a saying.

 

Another interesting feature of Hornberg is its location. The district is located at an altitude between 344 and 970 meters. There, the Reichenbach valley flows into the Gutach valley. The Reichenbach viaduct, on which the Black Forest Railways cross the side valley, is a landmark of the town.

 

Hornberg is located on the river Gutach, a tributary of the Kinzig. There are several other castles in the Kinzig valley, such as Schenkenburg Castle in Schenkenzell, Willenburg Castle and Schiltach Castle in the town of the same name, Wolfach Castle and Fortress, and Husen Castle near Hausach.

 

Hornberg has something else great to offer, namely the largest toilet in the world. You can't use it because it's about seven meters high, but it's worth a visit. Just imagine how wide the toilet paper must be.