Horka is a municipality in the district Görlitz, Saxony, in eastern Germany, close to the border with Poland. The village was mentioned in 1305. In 1319, it became a part of the Duchy of Jawor, the southwesternmost duchy of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. In the following decades, it passed to the Czech Crown Lands. In 1469 it passed to Hungary, an…Horka is a municipality in the district Görlitz, Saxony, in eastern Germany, close to the border with Poland. The village was mentioned in 1305. In 1319, it became a part of the Duchy of Jawor, the southwesternmost duchy of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. In the following decades, it passed to the Czech Crown Lands. In 1469 it passed to Hungary, and in 1490 it returned to the Czech Crown, then under the rule of Polish Prince Vladislaus II. From 1635, it was ruled by Electors of Saxony, from 1697 also Kings of Poland. In 1815, it fell to Prussia, and from 1871 it was part of the German Empire. In 1907, a rail connection to Rothenburg and Przewóz was opened.
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