Roßleben

Ortsteil of Roßleben-Wiehe in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Roßleben

51°17′52″N 11°26′0″E / 51.29778°N 11.43333°E / 51.29778; 11.43333CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictKyffhäuserkreis TownRoßleben-Wiehe Subdivisions3Area

• Total33.42 km² (12.90 sq mi)Elevation

119 m (390 ft)Population

(2017-12-31)

• Total4,885 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06571

Dialling codes034672Vehicle registrationKYFWebsitewww.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

1994: 5157
1996: 5063
1998: 4848

2000: 6735
2002: 6403
2004: 6192

2006: 5987
2008: 5724
2010: 5540

2012: 5323
2014: 5149
2015: 5065

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