Jahnatal
Municipality
Holy Trinity Church in Ostrau
Holy Trinity Church in Ostrau
Location of Jahnatal within Mittelsachsen district
Jahnatal is located in Germany
Jahnatal
Jahnatal
Jahnatal is located in Saxony
Jahnatal
Jahnatal
Coordinates: 51°12′N 13°10′E / 51.200°N 13.167°E / 51.200; 13.167
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Subdivisions37
Government
 • Mayor (2023–30) Dirk Schilling[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total70.96 km2 (27.40 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,813
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04749
Dialling codes034324, 034362
Vehicle registrationFG

Jahnatal is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen in Saxony in Germany. It was established on 1 January 2023 with the merger of the municipalities of Ostrau and Zschaitz-Ottewig.[3]

Geography

Jahnatal is located 8 km (5.0 mi) north of the town of Döbeln and about 17 km (11 mi) south of Riesa, in the valley of Jahna and the surrounding ridges in the north-west of Lommatzscher Pflege.

Boroughs

Jahnatal consists of the following villages (Ortsteile):

  • Auerschütz
  • Auterwitz
  • Baderitz
  • Beutig
  • Binnewitz
  • Clanzschwitz
  • Delmschütz
  • Döhlen
  • Dürrweitzschen
  • Glaucha
  • Goselitz
  • Jahna
  • Kattnitz
  • Kiebitz
  • Lüttewitz
  • Lützschnitz
  • Merschütz
  • Mischütz
  • Möbertitz
  • Münchhof
  • Niederlützschera
  • Noschkowitz
  • Oberlützschera
  • Obersteina
  • Ostrau
  • Ottewig
  • Pulsitz
  • Rittmitz
  • Schlagwitz
  • Schmorren
  • Schrebitz
  • Sömnitz
  • Töllschütz
  • Trebanitz
  • Zschaitz
  • Zschochau
  • Zunschwitz

History

On 1 January 2023, the municipalities of Ostrau and Zschaitz-Ottewig merged to form the new municipality of Jahnatal.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Gemeindefusion Ostrau/Zschaitz-Ottewig" (PDF). Jahnataler Echo Jahrgang 18 Nr. 1. 26 January 2022. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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