Roßleben

Roßleben
Ortsteil of Roßleben-Wiehe
Parish church
Coat of arms
Location of Roßleben
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Coordinates: 51°17′52″N 11°26′0″E / 51.29778°N 11.43333°E / 51.29778; 11.43333
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Kyffhäuserkreis
Town	Roßleben-Wiehe
Subdivisions	3
Area
• Total	33.42 km2 (12.90 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population  (2017-12-31)
• Total	4,885
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06571
Dialling codes	034672
Vehicle registration	KYF
Website	www.stadt-rossleben.de

Roßleben is a town and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, with a population of 4,885 (2017). It is located in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Roßleben-Wiehe. It is situated on the river Unstrut, 22 km southeast of Sangerhausen.

Population development[edit]

From 1999 with districts

Data source: Statistical office Thuringia

Sons and daughters of the town[edit]

• Fritz Hofmann, (1871-1927), athlete, sprinter, winner of the first medal for Germany at the Olympic Games 1896 in Athens
• Hugo Launicke, (1909-1975), antifascist and SED politician.
• Werner Heine (born 1935), footballer
• Richard Hüttig (1908-1934), communist, hanged on June 14, 1934 in Berlin-Plötzensee
• Johannes Steinhoff (1913-1994), fighter pilot in the Second World War, general and inspector of the Luftwaffe in the Federal Republic of Germany

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