Editing Dohna

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{{Infobox German location
|type               = Stadt
|image_photo       = Dohna Panorama (01) 2006-10-19.jpg
|image_caption     = Dohna
|image_coa            = Wappen_Dohna.svg
|coordinates       = {{coord|50|57|17|N|13|51|27|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Dohna in PIR.svg
|state        = Sachsen
|district         = Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
|Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Dohna-Müglitztal
|elevation              = 130-150
|area            = 28.57
|postal_code               = 01809
|area_code           = 03529
|licence               = PIR
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 14628080
|divisions        = 12 
|website           = [https://www.stadt-dohna.de/ www.stadt-dohna.de]
|mayor             = Ralf Müller<ref>[https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_wahlen_buergermeister_uebersicht_aktuell.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022], Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2022&ndash;29
|party             = CDU
}}

'''Dohna''' is a town in the [[Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge]] district, [[Saxony]], [[Germany]].  It is located south of [[Heidenau]], in the [[Müglitz (river)|Müglitz]] valley and lies at the northeastern foot of the [[Eastern Ore Mountains]]. It is accessed by the [[Pirna]] interchange of highway [[Bundesautobahn 17|A17]], and by the ''Dohna (Sachs)'' and ''Köttewitz'' stations of the [[Müglitz Valley Railway]].

==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]].

==Municipality subdivisions==
*Borthen
*Bosewitz
*Burgstädtel
*Dohna
*Gamig
*Gorknitz
*Köttewitz
*Krebs
*Meusegast
*Röhrsdorf
*Sürßen
*Tronitz

==Main sights==
*[[Dohna Castle]] ruins, and a tower constructed in the 19th century
*[[Saxon post milestone]] (''Postmeilensäule''), erected in 1731
*Old Chemist's (''Alten Apotheke''), built in 1690, a local historical museum since 1992.

== References ==
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