Rositz

Rositz
Rositz
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Rositz within Altenburger Land district
	Rositz Rositz
	Coordinates: 51°1′N12°22′E / 51.017°N 12.367°E Coordinates: 51°1′N12°22′E / 51.017°N 12.367°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Altenburger Land
Municipal assoc.	Rositz
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2018–24)	Steffen Stange (Ind.)
Area
• Total	12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	2,721
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04617
Dialling codes	034498
Vehicle registration	ABG

Last updated November 23, 2022

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.

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References

↑ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.

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[1] Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.

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