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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. Districts *Mölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly infamous for being the most polluted village in the GDR, later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35% and is considered the lowest ... industry plants *Espenhain *Oelzschau * Pötzschau References External links www.roetha.deOfficial homepage of Rötha www.roetha-info.netPrivate portal of Rötha Leipzig (district) {{Leipzig-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pötzschau
Pötzschau is a village and a former municipality in Saxony, Germany. Since 2015, it has been part of the town of Rötha. It consists of the smaller parts, Großpötzschau, Kleinpötzschau, and Dahlitzsch. Pötzschau is south-east of Leipzig in the valley of the creek Gösel. History The first mention was as ''Beschowe'' in 1206, the distinction was added, "Groß" (great) in 1514, and "Klein" (small) in 1497. Dahlitzsch was first mentioned as ''Talzschicz'' in 1469. Formerly an independent municipality, it was merged into the municipality of Espenhain in 1995. Espenhain was merged into the town of Rötha in 2015. Statistisches Bundesamt References Literature |