Editing Dohna (section)

==History==
[[File:Dohna-Wappen.jpg|thumb|left|Coat of arms of Burgaves of Dohna]]
Dohna is one of the oldest towns in Saxony. Traces of settlement dating back to the 16th century BC ([[Bronze Age]]) have been found. The [[Dohna Castle]] on a strategic hill at the entrance to the [[Müglitz (river)|Müglitz]] valley was probably already built in the middle of the 10th century. The town Dohna was first documented as ''Donin'' in 1040.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hov.isgv.de/Dohna|title=Dohna – HOV - ISGV e.V.|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref>  The name comes from ''Property of Doň'' from the Bohemian first name Zdoň.

The town and its castle controlled two roads from [[Saxony]] to [[Bohemia]]: one through the Müglitz valley, and one over the heights [[Kulmer Steig|to Kulm]]. The [[burgrave]]s of Dohna controlled a large territory between the [[Margraviate of Meissen]] and the [[Kingdom of Bohemia]], stretching from [[Rabenau, Saxony|Rabenau]] in the west to [[Bad Gottleuba|Gottleuba]] in the east. The burgraves of Dohna were defeated in 1402 in the [[Dohna Feud]], and the town was given to vassals of the [[House of Wettin|Wettin]] Margrave of Meissen. After 1460, when the seat of administration moved to [[Sonnenstein Castle]] in [[Pirna]], the castle fell into ruins.

In 1587 Fabien I, Burgrave of Dohna, was involved in the [[French Wars of Religion]] - commanding  Protestant mercenaries which were funded by [[Elizabeth I of England]] and the [[King of Denmark]] and confronting the Catholic forces of King [[Henry III of France]] at the [[Battle of Vimory]].

The city of Dohna was devastated by [[France|French]] and [[Russia]]n troops during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] (1813).

The primary and secondary school was opened in 1891. It was named after [[Maria Skłodowska-Curie|Marie Curie]] in 1969. In 1994, Köttewitz and Krebs joined Dohna.<ref>[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/1994.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1994], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]</ref> In 1999, Meusegast and Röhrsdorf joined Dohna.<ref>[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/1999.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1999], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]</ref> In January 2000, Dohna became the seat of ''[[Verwaltungsgemeinschaft]]'' ''Dohna-Müglitztal'', which also includes the municipality [[Müglitztal]].