Rötha

Rötha

Coat of arms
Rötha
Location of Rötha within Leipzig district
Bad LausickBelgershainBennewitzBöhlenBornaBorsdorfBrandisColditzDeutzenElstertrebnitzEspenhainFalkenhainFrohburgGeithainGrimmaGroitzschGroßbothenGroßpösnaHohburgKitzenKitzscherKohren-SahlisMachernMarkkleebergMarkranstädtMutzschenGeithainNaunhofNerchauOtterwischParthensteinNeukieritzschPegauRegis-BreitingenRöthaThallwitzThümmlitzwaldeTrebsenWurzenZschadraßZwenkauSaxonyLeipzigSaxony-AnhaltThuringiaNordsachsenNordsachsenMittelsachsenRötha in L.svg
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Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E / 51.19722°N 12.41722°E / 51.19722; 12.41722Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E / 51.19722°N 12.41722°E / 51.19722; 12.41722
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 (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 6,042
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.ksta.de/panorama/ddr-moelbis-lag-unter-einer-dunstglocke-1411224
  3. ↑ "Braunkohle: Deutschland baut sich ab". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
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