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
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Government
• Mayor	Stephan Eichhorn
Area
• Total	46.03 km^2 (17.77 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,128
• Density	130/km^2 (340/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

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.

External links

• www.roetha.de Official homepage of Rötha
• www.roetha-info.net Private portal of Rötha