Jahna

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The Jahna is a left tributary of the Elbe in Saxony. It rises near the village of Präbschütz east of chub ( additional sources in Kleinmockritz, examiners and Großsteinbach ), flows through the town Ostrava ( Saxony) and leads finally to about 30 km near Riesa into the Elbe. The water is strongly eutrophic in the lower reaches. The reason for this is that the entire area of ​​the Jahna Lommatzscher care as receiving waters for wastewater use (s).

The Jahnatal is in the conservation area Jahnatal ( d02 ) and the intended in a conservation area ( " Jahnaniederung " pSCI 4645-301 ).

The origin for the naming should be due to the old Slavic fortress Gana, of the conquests of King Henry I ( eastern kingdom ) was first mentioned around 929. The residents held there with inferior weapons for a period of over 30 days stood. The old castles were searched intensively for many years throughout the region and now recently discovered near the Pappmühle in Stauchitz. As early as 1929 one still ever celebrated in Jahna the 1000 years of history. At the oak close to the village church ( with remarkable painted ceiling box ) a rock stone was laid with the engraved year numbers 929-1929.

Along the river Jahna, from its source in Präbschütz over Mochau, the reservoir Baderitz, Ostrava (Saxony ) up to Riesa runs of about 27 kilometer very scenic location Jahnatal Bicycle Trail.