Dohna

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Dohna


Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Administrative region	Dresden
District	Sächsische Schweiz
Population	6,103 (2005)
Area	28.57 km²
Population density	214 /km²
Elevation	130-150 m
Coordinates	50°57′ N 13°51′ E
Postal code	01809
Area code	03529
Licence plate code	PIR
Mayor	Friedhelm Putzke
Website	stadt-dohna.de

Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau. It is located in the Müglitztal and is west of the Osterzgebirge. It was known as Donin in 1107, 1160 and until 1206. Donyn in from 1288 to 1408. Doneyn unwil 1454 and other forms were Dhonin, Donow and became Dohna. The name comes from Besitz des Doň from the Bohemian first name Zdoň)

It is accessed by routes 172 and 172A, and by the A17 at the Pirna interchange.

[edit] History

Dohna is one of the oldest cities in Saxony. It dates back between the 16th century BC and the Bronze Age.

It was linked by the Böhmische Straße and the Alte Dresden Teplitzer Poststraße.

It was first mentioned in 960 in a document by emperor Otto I.

The Burggrafschaft was laid between Markgrafschaft Meißen and Kingdom of Bohemia and Gottleuba.

The Donins were defeated in 1402 by the Dohnaischen Fehde/Dohnaischen Feud.

The castle was the seat until 1460 as it moved to Schloss Sonnenstein in Pirna.

Its constitution was received in 1845.

The area was affected with wars created miseries and diseases. The Napoleonic Wars occurred in Dohna in 1813 when the city was devastated by French and Russian troops.

In 1999, Köttewitz and Krebs joined Dohna.

In January 1, 2002, Dohna became the seat of Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Dohna.