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Jahnatal

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.

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Jahnatal
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Location of Jahnatal within Mittelsachsen district
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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 Schilling1 (CDU)
Area
 • Total
70.96 km2 (27.40 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)2
 • Total
4,702
 • Density66.26/km2 (171.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04749
Dialling codes034324, 034362
Vehicle registrationFG

Jahnatal (German pronunciation: [ˈjaːnaˌtaːl], lit. 'Jahna Valley') 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

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