Zinna
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Zinna
Large district town of Torgau
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| Height : | 89 m above sea level NN | |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2013 | |
| Postal code : | 04860 | |
| Area code : | 03421 | |
Location of Zinna in Saxony |
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 Zinna Church
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Zinna is a district of the large district town of Torgau in the district of North Saxony in Saxony . Until it was incorporated on January 1, 2013, it belonged to the administrative community of Torgau .
Geography and traffic
Zinna is located on the northwestern city limits of Torgau in the transition area between the Elbe lowlands and the hilly Dübener Heide . The B 182 runs through the village . The disused Pretzsch – Torgau railway had a stop in nearby Welsau .
Attractions
- Welsau church from the first half of the 13th century
history
The two places Zinna and Welsau are of Sorbian origin. Zinna (from syno - hay) means Heudorf and Welsau (from aso. Wel (i) ki - large) as much as large village. Zinna and Welsau are first mentioned in a document in 1251. From 1510 Zinna belonged to the Torgau office. The city of Torgau began growing wine on the Zinnaer Berg in 1518. In 1637 the Zinna Church was destroyed and the place was devastated during the Thirty Years War by troops of the Swedish general Johan Banér . In 1760, during the Seven Years' War in the battle of Torgau on the Süptitzer heights, the place was devastated again. On December 25, 1813, the French occupation of the Torgau Fortress in Welsau surrendered during the Wars of Liberation . In 1850 both places were administratively separated. The Torgau – Pretzsch railway was opened in 1895 and the place received a rail connection. In 1910 the place was connected to the central drinking water network and in 1920 to the electricity supply.
The Fort Zinna housed from 1936 the Nazi Wehrmacht prison Torgau and from 1945 to 1948 the Soviet Special Camp No.. 8 and no. 10 Torgau . Today it is the seat of the Torgau correctional facility .
With effect from January 1, 2013, Zinna was incorporated into Torgau. Welsau also became part of the large district town.
Web links
- Zinna in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
