Hörner Group Explained

Hörner Group
Country:Germany
State:Bavaria
District:Oberallgäu
Parent:Allgäu Alps
Highest:Riedberger Horn
Elevation M:1787
Elevation Ref:DE
Map:Germany Bavaria
Range Coordinates:47.45°N 10.18°W

The Hörner Group (German: Hörnergruppe) is a mountain range within the Allgäu Alps, up to, near Fischen im Allgäu in the county of Oberallgäu, in the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park.

Geography

Location

The Hörner Group is in the western part of the Allgäu Alps, west of the Iller valley. To the northeast is Sonthofen, to the east, Fischen im Allgäu, and to the southeast, Oberstdorf. The B 19 runs by to the east, from which the Kreisstraße OA 9 branches off west from Fischen im Allgäu running through Obermaiselstein, via the Riedberg Pass and through Balderschwang to Hittisau in Austria. North of the Hörner Group is the Nagelfluhkette.

Villages

The settlements of Balderschwang, Bolsterlang, Fischen im Allgäu, Obermaiselstein and Ofterschwang at the foot of the Hörner Group, market themselves as die Hörnerdörfer - the "Hörner villages" represented by a municipal association, the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Hörnergruppe.

Mountains

The Hörner Group comprises the following mountains, listed with their height in metres above Normalnull (NN):

Rivers and streams

Watercourses in and around the Hörner Group are:

  • Aubach (Gunzesrieder Ach)
  • Bolgenach (Weiler Ach)
  • Bolgenach (Weißach)
  • Ettersbach (Iller)
  • Gunzesrieder Ach (Iller)
  • Iller (Danube)
  • Ostertalbach (Gunzesrieder Ach)
  • Schöneberger Ach (Weiler Ach)
  • Stuibenbach (Weiler Ach)
  • Weiler Ach (Iller)

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