Rötha
Rötha | |
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 Centre of Rötha | |
 Coat of arms | |
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 (2022–29) | Pascal Németh[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.16 km2 (17.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,617 |
| • 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, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
| Website | www.roetha.de |
Rötha (German pronunciation: [ˈʁøːta] ⓘ) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Leipzig. On 1 August 2015 it was expanded with the former municipality Espenhain.[3]
Districts
- Mölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly infamous for being the most polluted village in the GDR,[4] later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite industry plants [5]
- Espenhain
- Oelzschau
- Pötzschau
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ "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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