of the Blood Mill (or Pluto Mill). Railway accidents at Hosena station On 26 July 2012 a serious railway accident occurred in Hosena station. A freight train loaded with crushed rock ballast ran into the flank of a train of empty hoppers which were to be loaded in a nearby quarry. The collision destroyed a signal box and killed a railwayman working there. Both drivers were hurt. 34 freight cars, one locomotive, tracks and overhead wires were damaged. The accident was caused by the brake pipes of the ballast train being closed between the locomotive and the first waggon, leaving only the brakes of the locomotive operational which were insufficient to stop the train. A second accident occurred on 11 November 2013 almost in the same place when an empty freight train collided with a loaded one standing in the station. The driver of the oncoming train was hurt, several freight cars and the locomotive were damaged, the latter beyond repair. The suspected cause of the accident was a signalling error. Demographics Attractions Built in 1913, the village church is among the historical buildings in Senftenberg. In front of the church there is a war memorial to the fallen of the First World War. There is a stone cross in the village. Economy The largest employer in Hosena is the steelworks Züblin Stahlbau GmbH, with well over 300 employees. Notable people Joachim Sauer, professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at Humboldt University of Berlin and husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, was born in Hosena. Sources Isolde Rösler and Heinz Noack. Senftenberger See: Historische Wanderungen durch Buchwalde, Kleinkoschen, Großkoschen, Hosena, Peickwitz, Niemtsch, Brieske, Kolonie Marga. Kreismuseum Senftenberg. Horb am Neckar: Geiger, 1993. . References External links Official Senftenberg homepage Hosena Villages in Brandenburg Senftenberg