Rötha Explained
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Roetha.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.1972°N 12.4172°W |
| Image Plan: | Rötha in L.svg |
| State: | Sachsen |
| District: | Leipzig |
| Elevation: | 128 |
| Area: | 46.03 |
| Postal Code: | 04571, 04579 (Espenhain) |
| Area Code: | 034206 |
| Licence: | L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 14729370 |
| Website: | www.roetha.de |
| Mayor: | Pascal Németh[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2022 - 29 |
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.[2]
Districts
- Mölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly infamous for being the most polluted village in the GDR,[3] later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite industry plants [4]
- Espenhain
- Oelzschau
- Pötzschau
External links
Notes and References
- https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_wahlen_buergermeister_uebersicht_aktuell.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022
- https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2015.html Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015
- Web site: Dreckigstes Dorf der DDR: Mölbis lag unter einer Dunstglocke. 25 July 2014.
- Web site: Braunkohle: Deutschland baut sich ab . ZEIT ONLINE . 2015-08-13 . de . 2017-08-15.
