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
CountriesFrance and Germany
RegionGrand Est
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Physical characteristics
SourceEntenbaechelthal
  locationBitche, Moselle (France)
  coordinates49.0245°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
  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 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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