What is "hirschhorn"

Hirschhorn is derived from German composite word "Hirsch" (deer) and "Horn" (horn), part of a deer's antlers. A variation is Hirshhorn. It may refer to:

• Hirschhorn (Neckar), a town in Hesse, Germany
• Hirschhorn, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
• Alternate of Hartshorn

It is also a surname. Some people with this name include:

• Joel Hirschhorn (1938–2005), American songwriter
• Joseph Hirshhorn (1899–1981), Latvian-American entrepreneur, financier and art collector (also see Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden)
• Kurt Hirschhorn, researcher of Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome
• Philippe Hirschhorn (1946–1996), Latvian violinist
• Thomas Hirschhorn (born 1957), Swiss installation artist

Also:

• Hirschhorn tiling, a non-periodic tessellation.

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View of the historic town centre and the castle from the south bank of the Neckar

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Hirschhorn (Neckar) is a small town in the Bergstraße district of Hesse, Germany, and is known as "The Pearl of the Neckar valley”. Hirschhorn is a climatic health resort situated in the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald.