Bahretal is a municipality in the
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district in
Saxony,
Germany. It is situated in the northeastern foothills of the
Erzgebirge (''Ore Mountains''), between
Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel and
Dohna. It consists of several small villages, situated in the valleys of the rivers
Bahre
Bahre is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a tributary of the Elbe through the Seidewitz and the Gottleuba. Its source is in the eastern Ore Mountains. It gave its name to the municipality Bahretal
Bahretal is a municipality in the Sächsisc ...
and
Seidewitz
The Seidewitz is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Gottleuba, into which it flows in the town Pirna. Its source is in the Eastern Ore Mountains, near the village Breitenau. It flows through the town Liebstadt
Liebsta ...
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
Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel at 505 m. It flows into the Seidewitz near
Zuschendorf
Zuschendorf is a village in the municipality of Pirna in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1923. The place was mentioned for the first time in 1378. It lies in the valley of the riv ...
. 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
Dohna at first. In the beginning of the 15th century it became part of the lands of
Schloss Weesenstein. 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. The village church was first mentioned in 1388. It belonged to the parish of
Pirna, 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
Dohna, 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 BornaPictures of the Photothecque of the Sächsischen Landes- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
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Populated places in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge