Rötha () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Leipzig. On 1 August 2015 it was expanded with the former municipality Espenhain.Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015, Statistisches Bundesamt
Districts Mölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly infamous for being the most polluted village in the GDR, later in all of Europe ("der dreckigste Ort Europas") because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite industry plants Espenhain Oelzschau Pötzschau
References
External links www.roetha.de Official homepage of Rötha www.roetha-info.net Private portal of Rötha