Großenhain, (East) Germany - Dobra, campsite, camping -postcard, stamp,1979 pmk

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• Picture / Image:  "Dobra (kr Grossenhain) [Großenhain] - former East Germany at the time
• Publisher: Heselbarth, Dresden
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  East Germany 10
• Postmark(s): Grossenhain 1979
• Sent to:  CSSR
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Großenhain (also written as Grossenhain; Upper Sorbian: Wulki Hojn) is a Große Kreisstadt (German for major district town) in the district of Meißen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne"

Großenhain was originally a Sorbian settlement, and remains an area where this language is spoken.

It was first mentioned in 1205.[2] It was for a time occupied by the Bohemians, by whom it was strongly fortified. It afterwards came into the possession of the margraves of Meißen, from whom it was taken in 1312 by the margraves of Brandenburg. In the middle-ages, Großenhain was one of the most powerful towns in Saxony.

It suffered considerably in all the great German wars, and in 1744 was nearly destroyed by fire. The fire destroyed the church which was then replaced by the current Marienkirche, which echoes internally echoes the Frauenkirche in nearby Dresden.

On May 16, 1813, a battle took place here between the French (Napoleon's army) and the Russians.

A military airfield was created near the town, opening in February 1914. From 1945 to 1993 the air base of the Soviet Air Force was located at this airfield. On the territory of the base there was also a secret Soviet military unit serving nuclear weapons stored at the base. On May 27, 1973 an aircraft technician senior lieutenant Yevgeny Vronsky hijacked a fighter-bomber Su-7BM # 52 from this base to the Federal Republic of Germany. Before that Vronsky had no experience in piloting aircraft. Nevertheless he safely crossed the border of the Federal Republic of Germany and after that was safely ejected. The plane crashed into a forest near the city of Braunschweig.

Kulturzentrum Grossenhain (the culture centre) was recently created, cleverly converting the ruined fragments of Schloss Grossenhain into a modern building.[3]

On May 24, 2010, Großenhain was hit by an rain-wrapped F3 tornado which killed 1 & injured 40 others. This event made sirens sound for 60 seconds in and around Großenhain. The fatality was a 6 year old girl who were killed by a downed tree. [4][5]