Bahretal

Bahretal
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Bahretal within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Bahretal Bahretal
Coordinates: 50°53′15″N 13°54′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Municipal assoc.	Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor	Brigitte Kolba
Area
• Total	36.47 km2 (14.08 sq mi)
Highest elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Lowest elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,149
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01819
Dialling codes	035023, 035025
Vehicle registration	PIR

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 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 Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel 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 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.

External links

• Pictures of Borna Pictures of the Photothecque of the Sächsischen Landes- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
• Pictures of Bahretal
• Migratory pictures by Bahretal