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Horn (Schwarzbach)

Coordinates: 49°15′17″N 7°20′12″E / 49.2548°N 7.3366°E / 49.2548; 7.3366
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Horn, Hornbach
Location
CountriesFrance and Germany
RegionGrand Est
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Physical characteristics
SourceEntenbaechelthal
 • locationBitche, Moselle (France)
 • coordinates49°01′28″N 7°26′37″E / 49.0245°N 7.4436°E / 49.0245; 7.4436 (Horn-source)
 • elevation315 m (1,033 ft)
MouthZweibrücken, RP (Germany)
 • location
Schwarzbach
 • coordinates
49°15′17″N 7°20′12″E / 49.2548°N 7.3366°E / 49.2548; 7.3366
 • elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Length33 km (21 mi)
Basin size150 km2 (58 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSchwarzbachBliesSaarMoselleRhineNorth Sea
LandmarksHasselfurth Pond, Citadel of Bitche
Tributaries 
 • leftLebach, Rothlambach, Schorbach, Hasselbach, Neubach, Kumper Bach, Bleischbach, Klassbach, Breidenbach, Weiherbach, Grosssteinbach, Wiesengraben, Muehlbach, Schwalb, Unterbeiwaldgraben, Bickenalb
 • rightMusbach, Roelbach, Schwartzenbach, Schweixer Bach, Trualbe/Schwarzbach, Strolbach, Altbach, Bottenbach, Felsalb, Kirschbach, Mauschbach, Buchholzgraben, Althornbach, Atzenbach
WaterbodiesEntenbaechelweiher, Hasselfurther Weiher

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.

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]

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References

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