Horn (Schwarzbach)

The river Horn (French: Horn; German: Hornbach) is a left tributary of Schwarzbach flowing through the department of Moselle, in northeastern France, and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in southwestern Germany.

Horn, Hornbach
Location
Countries	France and Germany
Region	Grand Est
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
Physical characteristics
Source	Entenbaechelthal
• location	Bitche, Moselle (France)
• coordinates	49.0245°N 7.4436°E / 49.0245; 7.4436 (Horn-source)
• elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
Mouth	Zweibrücken, RP (Germany)
• location	Schwarzbach
• coordinates	49°15′17″N 7°20′12″E
• elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Length	33 km (21 mi)
Basin size	150 km2 (58 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Schwarzbach→ Blies→ Saar→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea
Landmarks	Hasselfurth Pond, Citadel of Bitche
Tributaries
• left	Lebach, Rothlambach, Schorbach, Hasselbach, Neubach, Kumper Bach, Bleischbach, Klassbach, Breidenbach, Weiherbach, Grosssteinbach, Wiesengraben, Muehlbach, Schwalb, Unterbeiwaldgraben, Bickenalb
• right	Musbach, Roelbach, Schwartzenbach, Schweixer Bach, Trualbe/Schwarzbach, Strolbach, Altbach, Bottenbach, Felsalb, Kirschbach, Mauschbach, Buchholzgraben, Althornbach, Atzenbach
Waterbodies	Entenbaechelweiher, Hasselfurther Weiher

The Horn's headwaters rise in the French town of Bitche, in the Moselle Department, following a north by north-eastern course, before forming a part of the border between France and Germany. As the Franco-German border takes a sharp turn to the west, the Horn continues into Germany. Here, it follows a roughly north-western course, ending in the German town of Zweibrücken, emptying into the Schwarzbach. Its length in France is 27.6 km (17.1 mi).^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Horn (A93-0210)".