Rötha
Rötha | |
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 Centre of Rötha | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rötha within Leipzig district  | |
  Rötha  Rötha | |
| Coordinates:51°11′50″N12°25′2″E/ 51.19722°N 12.41722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Government | |
| •Mayor(2022–29) | Pascal Németh[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.03 km2(17.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • 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, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
| Website | www.roetha.de |
Röthais a town in theLeipzigdistrict, inSaxony,Germany.It is situated 16 km south ofLeipzig.On 1 August 2015 it was expanded with the former municipalityEspenhain.[3]
Districts
[edit]- 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 toEspenhainligniteindustry plants[5]
- Espenhain
- Oelzschau
- Pötzschau
References
[edit]- ^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.Retrieved2017-08-15.
External links
[edit]- www.roetha.deOfficial homepage of Rötha
- www.roetha-info.netPrivate portal of Rötha
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