Dohna is a place in the Sächsische Schweiz district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau. It is located in the Müglitztal and is west of the Osterzgebirge. It was known as Donin in 1107, 1160 and until 1206. Donyn in from 1288 to 1408. Doneyn unwil 1454 and other forms were Dhonin, Donow and became Dohna. The comes from Besitz des Doň from the Bohemian first name Zdoň)
It is accessed by routes 172 and 172A. the and in 2005 it will be accessed by the A17 at the Pirna interchange.
History
Dohna is one of the oldest cities in Saxony. It dates back between the 16th century BC and the Bronze Age.
The area was affected with wars created miseries and diseases. The Napoleonic Wars occurred in Dohna in 1813 when the city was devastated by French and Russian troops.
Dohna made a mosaic birdbath she liked so much she kept it, making another for the show and becoming addicted to putting together the fired ceramic pieces she makes herself.
Dohna cuts, fires and glazes her own little ceramic bits to form mosaics in her characteristic color schemes repeated in the flowers on the deck.
Dohna and her husband, Eric Weber, have owned the old place for 15 years, trading property with the former owner by "just agreeing that the price was about equal," explains Dohna.
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