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Coordinates: 49°11′17″N 7°22′09″E / 49.18806, 7.36917
Hornbach is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated southwest of the Palatinate forest, on the border with France, south of Zweibrücken. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Zweibrücken-Land.
The monastery was the most likely reason for the founding of the town of Hornbach. According to legend, Pirminius (†11/3/753) chose this area for the foundation of the monastery . A plaque in the renovated monastery museum indicates that the monastery was founded in 737. Saint Pirmin was also buried there.
Hieronymus Bock, considered the first modern botanist, lived at the monastery beginning in 1533.
'Hornbach was supposedly uninhabited from 1636 for 3 years, during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). At this time, the completely emptied and desolate area was avoided by the troops. Due to the war, the number of citizens decreased from 88 families, 10 widows with 75 houses to 30 citizens and 5 widows. 40% of the population was evacuated. The craftsmen began the rebuilding in 1648. In 1657, the reinstatement of the town rights was confirmed. With respect to agriculture, in Zweibrucken as in Westrich, where there were extensive vineyards, these vineyards were not replanted'. After the war, the Dukes of Zweibrucken caled Tryolean and Swiss immigrants into their emptied lands (Westrich). During the "Reunion" (1680-1697), the Duchy Palatinate-Zweibrucken was incorporated into the centralist French state. Foreign immigrants were encouraged to settle in the Saar and Alsace provinces by receiving generous priviliges. On 17 October 1680, the French government promised settlers the following: cattle, goods, and money, in addition to a tax-free period of 10 years. Later, the Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrucken fell as a result of the French Revolution. See also, "Schweizer Einwanderer im Westrich, 1650-1750, Zweibrucker Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Familienforschung 1995, ISBN 3-924171-23-8."
The historic town sits on a hill between Horn Brook and Schwalb Brook, and is encircled by a defensive wall, and town gates. A 'Stadtplan des Favart' showing the encircling stone wall, interior streets, church, monastery, and other buildings was produced circa 1704.
An historic Town Hall (Rathaus) remains in public use.
After extensive stabilization and a beautiful renovation with historic and archaeological sensitivity, the original monastery is currently used as a modern hotel, restaurant and cafe, the Kloster-Hornbach. A portion of the space houses a museum.
The New Church-the Evangelist Protestant Church built in 1785, stands next to the monastery. It is an expansion and renovation of the old Church, which was utilized for hundreds of years prior to that date . There is also a very old Church, next to the tomb of Pirminius.
The Hornbach Monastery/Kloster Hornbach in 2005
Rathaus in 2005, with church steeple in background.
Interior of Rathaus, 2005.
Ruins of the historic Hornbach monastery. 2005.
Historic town gate, in 2005.
Historic town wall, in 2005.
Art on wall of Pirminius Tomb.
Hornbach Church, 2005.
Hornbach-The History of a Town: Hornbach-Die Geschichte einer Stadt, hrsg. vom Förderverein Kultur der Stadt Hornbach, Hornbach, 2002.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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