Homburg

Homburg is first mentioned in 899 as Hohenperc. In 1243 it was mentioned as de Honburch. From the Middle Ages until 1798 it was part of the lands of Klingenberg Castle. Between 1651 and 1798, Muri Abbey held the Herrschaft rights and they granted the low court to their governor who lived at the castle. The parish of Homburg covered the same land as the Herrschaft. After the Protestant Reformation of 1528, in 1532 the old faith was restored. Both faiths used the same church until the 1555/56 when the Reformed worship was ended. In the 19th century livestock, dairy farming and fruit production began to replace agriculture. The dairy cooperative building was built in 1866-67. Despite the a small industry base, Herzog Küchen AG, and the construction of some houses Homburg has remained a farming village.
Homburg has an area, as of 2009, of 24.15 square kilometers . Of this area, 16.88 km2 or 69.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.81 km2 or 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.36 km2 or 5.6% is settled , 0.03 km2 or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 or 0.1% is unproductive land.

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