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Roßleben

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Kyffhäuserkreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
33.42 km²

Local time
  
Friday 1:55 AM

Dialling code
  
034672

State
  
Thuringia

Elevation
  
119 m (390 ft)

Postal codes
  
06571

Population
  
5,724 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
06571

Roßleben

Weather
  
6°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 93% Humidity

Roßleben is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, with a population of 5,065. It is located in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Unstrut, 22 km southeast of Sangerhausen.

Contents

Map of Ro%C3%9Fleben, Germany

Population development

From 1999 with districts

Data source: Statistical office Thuringia

Sons and daughters of the town

  • 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

    • References

    Roßleben Wikipedia
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