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Rositz

Coordinates: 51°1′N 12°22′E / 51.017°N 12.367°E / 51.017; 12.367
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Rositz
Municipality
Coat of arms of Rositz
Coat of arms
Location of Rositz within Altenburger Land district
AltenburgDobitschenFockendorfGerstenbergGöhrenGöllnitzGöpfersdorfGößnitzHaselbachHeukewaldeHeyersdorfJonaswaldeKriebitzschLangenleuba-NiederhainLöbichauLödlaLuckaMehnaMeuselwitzMonstabNobitzPonitzPostersteinRositzNobitzSchmöllnStarkenbergThonhausenTrebenVollmershainWindischleubaThuringiaGreiz (district)Saxony-AnhaltSaxony
Rositz is located in Germany
Rositz
Rositz
Rositz is located in Thuringia
Rositz
Rositz
Coordinates: 51°1′N 12°22′E / 51.017°N 12.367°E / 51.017; 12.367
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictAltenburger Land
Municipal assoc.Rositz
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Steffen Stange[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,730
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04617
Dialling codes034498
Vehicle registrationABG

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

History

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.


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