Jahnatal
Municipality in Saxony, Germany
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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]
Jahnatal | |
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Holy Trinity Church in Ostrau | |
Location of Jahnatal
within Mittelsachsen district  | |
 Location of Jahnatal | |
  Jahnatal  Jahnatal | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 13°10′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Subdivisions | 37 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Dirk Schilling[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.96 km2 (27.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,702 |
| • Density | 66.26/km2 (171.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04749 |
| Dialling codes | 034324, 034362 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
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]
