▁Ab bey ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Mar gra ve ▁Diet rich ▁of ▁Land s berg . ▁▁ 1 2 3 5 . ▁Kirch h ain ▁received ▁market - right s . ▁In ▁ 1 4 3 1 ▁the ▁H uss ites ▁destroyed ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Do ber l ug ▁and ▁the ▁ab bey ▁was ▁dev ast ated . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁destroyed ▁Kirch h ain . ▁▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁The ▁juris dict ions ▁of ▁Do ber l ug ▁and ▁Kirch h ain ▁were ▁un ified , ▁but ▁the ▁actual ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁towns ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁place ▁until ▁over ▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Kirch h ain ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁Amt ▁Do ber l ug - K ir ch h ain ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁stream line ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁surrounding ▁ 8 ▁small ▁municipal ities . ▁N ex dorf ▁and ▁Fran ken a ▁later ▁joined ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁municipal ities ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁were ▁Fran ken a ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁D ü br ichen , ▁H enn ers dorf , ▁N ex dorf , ▁Pr ie ßen ▁and ▁W eren zh ain ▁( 2 0