Bahretal is a municipality in the

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (german: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) is a district ('' Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains. History The district was estab ...

district in

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is situated in the northeastern foothills of the Erzgebirge (''Ore Mountains''), between

Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel is a spa town in the district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany. The municipality borders the Czech Republic in the south. The municipality was formed on 1 January 1999 by the merger of the former ...

and

Dohna Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau, in the Müglitz valley and lies at the northeastern foot of the Eastern Ore Mountains. It is accessed by the Pirna interchange ...

. It consists of several small villages, situated in the valleys of the rivers Bahre and Seidewitz as well as on the heights between the valleys. The municipality is named after the small river Bahre which flows through it. Its source is located 1.5 km north of Breitenau in

at 505 m. It flows into the Seidewitz near Zuschendorf. In order to prevent flooding, a retention basin was built between Borna-Gersdorf and Friedrichswalde-Ottendorf in 1970.

Municipality subdivisions

Bahretal consists of the following villages: *Borna *Friedrichswalde *Gersdorf *Göppersdorf *Nentmannsdorf *Niederseidewitz *Ottendorf *Wingendorf

History

Borna

Borna () probably belonged to the castle of

at first. In the beginning of the 15th century it became part of the lands of

Schloss Weesenstein Schloss Weesenstein is a '' Schloss'' located in , a small village, part of Müglitztal in the Müglitz river valley, around south of Dohna in Saxony, Germany. History A castle was erected here sometime around 1200, built with the purpose of def ...

. It changed hands quite often, between the owners of Liebstadt, Weesenstein, Gersdorf, Ottendorf, Krebs and Giesenstein in the subsequent years. In 1731, Borna was in the possession of the count

Maurice de Saxe Maurice, Count of Saxony (german: Hermann Moritz von Sachsen, french: Maurice de Saxe; 28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a notable soldier, officer and a famed military commander of the 18th century. The illegitimate son of Augustus I ...

. The village church was first mentioned in 1388. It belonged to the parish of

Pirna Pirna (; hsb, Pěrno; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as ...

, and after the Reformation was introduced in 1539 to Liebstadt. In 1894, Borna built its own office.

Friedrichswalde

Friedrichswalde belonged to the Schloss Weesenstein. The church was first mentioned in 1311, and belonged to the parish of Pirna.

Gersdorf

Until the 17th century Gersdorf was divided into two villages: Obergersdorf (also: Gabel) and Niedergersdorf. They initially belonged to

, but fell to the Margraves of Dresden. A manor was built in Gersdorf, and an artificial ruin was built around 1800.

References

External links

Pictures of Borna
Pictures of the Photothecque of the Sächsischen Landes- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden

{{Authority control Populated places in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge