Brettmühlenteich Dobra, forest lake in Thiendorf, Saxony, Germany

The Brettmühlenteich Dobra is a 14.5-hectare forest pond southeast of Zschorna in Saxony, held back by a 4.40-metre-high, 380-metre-long dam. It is fed by the Grundbach and Springbach streams and lies within the catchment of the Radeburg II reservoir. On its shore stands the fenced Naherholungszentrum "Brettmühlenteich" with a campsite, sandy beach, boat rental and dining facilities.

The Brettmühlenteich was formed by a 4.40 m high, 380 m long dam that impounds the Grundbach and Springbach streams. From the 1950s, company bungalows were built along the shore and gradually grew into a holiday-house settlement; after the political change of 1989/90 the plots passed into the ownership of their users. The municipality of Thiendorf managed the fenced leisure centre with campsite and beach until 2016, when it passed into private hands.

The leisure centre's fenced grounds grew out of company bungalows built from the 1950s onward; after the political change, the plots passed into the hands of their users. Water channels once ran from the Zipfelteich between the bungalow rows and have mostly been filled in. In summer the bathing area draws many day guests from Dresden.

The bathing area has been freely accessible since 2016, but the private operator no longer assumes liability for bathers' safety, so swimming is at your own risk. The fenced complex with campsite, sandy beach, boat rental and dining is reached from Zschorna; the water quality is regularly monitored and algae blooms have stayed limited despite warnings.

The bathing area has been freely accessible since 2016, when the municipality of Thiendorf handed the fenced leisure centre to private owners, who are no longer liable for bathers' safety. The holiday-house colony beside it grew from company bungalows from the 1950s onward, and its plots passed to the users after 1990.