Horben

Horben
Coat of arms
Horben
Location of Horben within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Coordinates: 47°56′06″N 07°51′32″E / 47.93500°N 7.85889°E / 47.93500; 7.85889Coordinates: 47°56′06″N 07°51′32″E / 47.93500°N 7.85889°E / 47.93500; 7.85889
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Government
• Mayor	Markus Riesterer
Area
• Total	8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation	607 m (1,991 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,129
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	79289
Dialling codes	0761
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	www.horben.de

Horben is a village in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Horben is located to the south of the city of Freiburg and east of the Hexental valley on the western slope of the Schauinsland mountain range. It lies between the mountains of "Illenberg" (642 m (2,106 ft 4 in)) and "Eduardshöhe" (859 m (2,818 ft 3 in)). The area is the source of the Bohrer and Selzenbach creeks. Horben lies at an altitude above 400 m (1,312 ft 4 in) and is within the Southern Black Forest Nature park. Because of its proximity to the city of Freiburg new housing areas have been developed in the districts Langackern and Bohrer.

The average annual temperature at the foothills of the Black Forest is just over 9 degrees Celsius, the rainfalls reach annual average values between 900 and 950 mm, in the higher areas up to 1200 mm.

The municipality of Horben includes the village itself and the hamlets of Bohrer, Katzental, Langackern, Münzenried, and Gerstenhalm.

The neighbouring municipalities are the city of Freiburg (in particular its suburb Günterstal) and the municipalities of Au, Wittnau, Sölden and St. Ulrich in the Black Forest. Horben is part of the Municipal association of Hexental of Hexental ().

The local elections on 7 June 2009 with a voter turnout of 72.7% had the following result:

Horben originally belonged to the tithe district of Wittnau parish, which was ruled the Abbey of Saint Gall in Switzerland. Feudal landlords associated with the abbey, the "Lords of Horwen", are mentioned in 12th century documents and were reported as having a castle on "Horben Mountain". The feudal rights over the village were held by various landlords before being acquired by the city of Freiburg in 1582. However the village was not incorporated into the city then, or since. In 1525 Horben consisted of 24 farms in scattered locations, three houses of widows and an orphanage.