page_title: Hosena
section_title: Battle of Koschenberg
hierarchical_section_title: Hosena / History / Battle of Koschenberg
caption_attribution_description: Original image description from the Deutsche Fotothek Senftenberg-Hosena. Ehem. Blutmühle
context_page_description: Hosena is a borough of the town of Senftenberg in Brandenburg, Germany. Hosena is located in Upper Lusatia not far from the Senftenberger See. Hosena station is at the junction of the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway and the Lübbenau–Kamenz railway.
context_section_description: Legend has it that in 923 a fantastic battle took place in Hosena between the troops of King Henry the Fowler and the Wends, who settled on the Koschenberg, under the command of Radbot, in which Henry was supported by Margrave Gero. In the course of the battle Gero split Radbot's helmet and skull with a blow from his sword. When the Wends saw their leader fall, they fled. This battle is also called the Battle of the Blood Mill (or Pluto Mill).
caption: The Blood Mill - the legendary site of the Battle of Koschenberg
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