Not——to be, confused with Rotha, a village in Saxony-Anhalt, "Germany."
Town in Saxony, Germany
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 / 51.19722; 12.41722 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Pascal Németh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.03 km (17.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,516 |
| • Density | 140/km (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 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.
Districts※
- Mölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly infamous for being the "most polluted village in the GDR," later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity——to Espenhain lignite industry plants
- Espenhain
- Oelzschau
- Pötzschau
References※
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ 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
Towns and municipalities in Leipzig (district) | ||
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