Bahretal

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Dresden
Landkreis = Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
Höhe = 240-370
Fläche = 36.47
Einwohner = 2376
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 01819
PLZ-alt = 8301
Vorwahl = 035023, 035025
Kfz = PIR
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 2 87 040
Gliederung = 8
Straße = Gersdorf Nr. 31
Adresse-Verband = Gersdorf 31
Bürgermeister = Brigitte Kolba
Partei =

Bahretal is a place in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is not to be confused with Bahratal which is in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel which is located SW of Pirna. It is located between the rivers Gottleuba and Dohna.

Bahretal is shaped with a hilly and a mountainous landscape. It is situated in the Bahre and Seidewitz valleys as well as on heigts of some hills near Bahretal including Herbstberg (442 m), Roter Berg (428 m), Mühlberg (339 m) and Bahreberg (295 m).

The Bahre is located 1.5 km north of Breitenau in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel at 505 m. The brooks includes the Gersdorfer Bach, the Wingendorfer Bach and the Bornaer Bach). Between Borna-Gersdorf and Friedrichswalde Ottendorf localities in 1970, a basin was finished and was planned to prevent flooding of the rivers Gottleuba, Bahre, Seidewitz ands Müglitz.

Municipality subdivisions

*Borna
*Friedrichswalde
*Gersdorf
*Göppersdorf
*Nentmannsdorf
*Niederseidewitz
*Ottendorf
*Wingendorf

History

Borna

Borna first belonged to the castle of Dohna. In 1455, it was a part of the Buenau. Afterwards, it changed owners. It belonged to the owners of Bernstein, Buenau, Reichenbach, Meczsch, Wolffersdorff, Leyser and Carlowitz of the surrounding fortresses in Liebstadt, Wessenstein, the manors in Gersdorf, Ottendorf, Krebs and Giesenstein in the subsequent years. In 1731, Borna was in the possession of the count Moritz of Saxony. It was probably independent adter 1388. Later in 1495, it belonged to Pirna. In 1894, Borna built its own office.

Friedrichswalde

Friedrichswalde was a part of the Wessenstein fortress. In 1495 like Borna, it was a part of Pirna, Parts of Niedersiedewitz were part of Friedrichswalde.

Gersdorf

Gersdorf was divided into Obergersdorf oder Gabel Niedergersdorf in the 17th century. Niedergersdorf was first mentioned as "in valla Gabele infra Ottendorf et Gerhardisdorf sita". In the beginning of the 14th century, it was ruled by Count Frederick of Dresden. In 1578, Gersdorf was ruled by the Bünau family of Liebstady. In 1639, Gersdorf belonged to Obersten Ludwig von Kahlen. In 1657, Gersdorf belonged to Bernhard Adolph von Meczsh. In 1734, it was ruled by Count Moritz of Saxony. It reverted to the Leyser family in 1753. In 1784 after Klara Auguste von Ponikau, Lieutenant General Leyser removed the manor and was in ruins. It was rebuilt in 1840.

External links

* [http://fotothek.slub-dresden.de/ortsbaum/Orte_1_2_197_1.htm Pictures of Borna] Pictures of the Photothecque of the Sächsischen Landes- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
* [http://www.dresden-bilder.de/dd/sw/bahretal.html Pictures of Bahretal]
* [http://www.sachsen-wandern.de/sachsen3.html Migratory pictures by Bahretal]