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Rötha

Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E / 51.19722°N 12.41722°E / 51.19722; 12.41722
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Not to be confused with Rotha, a village in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Rötha
Town
Centre of Rötha
Centre of Rötha
Coat of arms of Rötha
Coat of arms
Location of Rötha within Leipzig district
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Rötha is located in Germany
Rötha
Rötha
Rötha is located in Saxony
Rötha
Rötha
Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E / 51.19722°N 12.41722°E / 51.19722; 12.41722
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictLeipzig
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Pascal Németh[1]
Area
 • Total46.03 km2 (17.77 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,516
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04571, 04579 (Espenhain)
Dialling codes034206
Vehicle registrationL, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Websitewww.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.[3]

Districts

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015, Statistisches Bundesamt
  4. ^ "Dreckigstes Dorf der DDR: Mölbis lag unter einer Dunstglocke". 25 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Braunkohle: Deutschland baut sich ab". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
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