Rötha () is a town in the

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district, in

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. It is situated 16 km south of

. 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

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industry plants *Espenhain *Oelzschau * Pötzschau

References

External links

www.roetha.de
Official homepage of Rötha
www.roetha-info.net
Private portal of Rötha Leipzig (district) {{Leipzig-geo-stub