Rötha
Rötha | |
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 Centre of Rötha | |
 Coat of arms | |
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  Rötha | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E / 51.19722°N 12.41722°ECoordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E / 51.19722°N 12.41722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–22) | Stephan Eichhorn[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.03 km2 (17.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,200 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/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, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
| 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,[3] later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite industry plants [4]
- Espenhain
- Oelzschau
- Pötzschau
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
- ^ "Dreckigstes Dorf der DDR: Mölbis lag unter einer Dunstglocke". 25 July 2014.
- ^ "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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