Horn (Schwarzbach)

Horn (Hornbach)
Country France, Germany
Basin
Main source Lorraine
River mouth Schwarzbach
49°15′17″N 7°20′12″E / 49.2548°N 7.3366°E / 49.2548; 7.3366 (Schwarzbach-Horn)Coordinates: 49°15′17″N 7°20′12″E / 49.2548°N 7.3366°E / 49.2548; 7.3366 (Schwarzbach-Horn)
Physical characteristics
Length 33 km (21 mi)

The River Horn (French: La Horn; German: Hornbach) is a left tributary of Schwarzbach flowing through the region of Lorraine, in north-east France, and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in southern Germany. Its 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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sandre database


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