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Rositz

Coordinates: 51°1′0″N 12°22′0″E / 51.01667°N 12.36667°E

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Rositz
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rositz within Altenburger Land district
Rositz Show map of Germany Rositz Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 51°1′0″N 12°22′0″E / 51.01667°N 12.36667°E / 51.01667; 12.36667
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Altenburger Land
Municipal assoc.	Rositz
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Steffen Stange (Ind.)
Area
• Total	12.66 km² (4.89 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[1]
• Total	2,730
• Density	220/km² (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04617
Dialling codes	034498
Vehicle registration	ABG

Rositz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Rositz was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.

An RAF raid bombed the oil refinery in Rositz on February 14/15, 1945 as part of Operation Thunderclap.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Altenburger Land
Altenburg Dobitschen Fockendorf Gerstenberg Göhren Göllnitz Göpfersdorf Gößnitz Haselbach Heukewalde Heyersdorf Jonaswalde Kriebitzsch Langenleuba-Niederhain Löbichau Lödla Lucka Mehna Meuselwitz Monstab Nobitz Ponitz Posterstein Rositz Schmölln Starkenberg Thonhausen Treben Vollmershain Windischleuba		Coat of arms

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

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