Rötha
Rötha | |
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Location of Rötha within Leipzig district  | |
  Rötha  Rötha | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E / 51.19722°N 12.41722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stephan Eichhorn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.03 km2 (17.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,516 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04571, 04579 (Espenhain) |
| Dialling codes | 034206 |
| Vehicle registration | L |
| Website | www.roetha.de |
Rötha is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Leipzig. On 1 August 2015 it was expanded with the former municipality Espenhain.
Districts
- Mölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly infamous for being the most polluted village in the GDR[2], later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite industry plants [3]
- Espenhain
- Oelzschau
- Pötzschau
References
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ http://www.ksta.de/panorama/ddr-moelbis-lag-unter-einer-dunstglocke-1411224
- ^ "Braunkohle: Deutschland baut sich ab". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
External links
- www.roetha.de Official homepage of Rötha
- www.roetha-info.net Private portal of Rötha
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