Rositz

Coat of arms

Rositz

Location of Rositz within Altenburger Land district

Coordinates: 51°1′0″N 12°22′0″E / 51.01667°N 12.36667°ECoordinates: 51°1′0″N 12°22′0″E / 51.01667°N 12.36667°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Steffen Stange (Ind.)

Area

• Total

12.66 km² (4.89 sq mi)

Population (2014-12-31)^[1]

• Total

2,927

• Density

230/km² (600/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

04617

034498

ABG

Rositz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Rositz was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.

An RAF raid bombed the oil refinery in Rositz on February 14/15, 1945 as part of Operation Thunderclap.

Towns and municipalities in Altenburger Land

Altenburg Altkirchen Dobitschen Drogen Fockendorf Frohnsdorf Gerstenberg Göhren Göllnitz Göpfersdorf Gößnitz Haselbach Heukewalde Heyersdorf Jonaswalde Jückelberg Kriebitzsch Langenleuba-Niederhain Löbichau Lödla Lucka Lumpzig Mehna Meuselwitz Monstab Nöbdenitz Nobitz Ponitz Posterstein Rositz Schmölln Starkenberg Thonhausen Treben Vollmershain Wildenbörten Windischleuba Ziegelheim

References

↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 8 September 2015.

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