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Coordinates: 51°34′34″N12°15′57″E / 51.57611°N 12.26583°E / 51.57611; 12.26583 Coordinates: 51°34′34″N12°15′57″E / 51.57611°N 12.26583°E / 51.57611; 12.26583
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Town Sandersdorf-Brehna
Area
  Total17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
  Total2,591
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06809
Dialling codes 034954
Vehicle registration ABI

Roitzsch is a village and a former municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Sandersdorf-Brehna.


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