Rötha

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.

Rötha
Centre of Rötha
Coat of arms
Location of Rötha within Leipzig district
Rötha
Rötha
Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 12°25′2″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictLeipzig
Government
 • MayorStephan Eichhorn
Area
 • Total46.03 km2 (17.77 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,128
 • Density130/km2 (340/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

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. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
  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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