Rötha

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]

Not to be confused with Rotha, a village in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Rötha
Town
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
 • Mayor (2015–22) Stephan Eichhorn[1]
Area
 • Total46.03 km2 (17.77 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,200
 • Density130/km2 (350/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,[4] later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite industry plants [5]
  • Espenhain
  • Oelzschau
  • Pötzschau

References
  1. Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
  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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