Hornburg is a town and a former municipality in the Wolfenbüttel district, in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1 November 2013, it is part of the municipality Schladen-Werla. It is situated at the Ilse river, a tributary of the Oker. Hornburg is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schladen and home to numerous historically valuable half-timber buildings (Fachwerkhäuser).
Population: 2,689
Latitude: 52° 01' 51.42" N
Longitude: 10° 36' 17.64" E
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St. Ludger's Abbey (German: Kloster St.
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