Rothenburg/Oberlausitz
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| Rothenburg/Oberlausitz | |
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| Time zone: | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Administration | |
| Country: | Germany |
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| State: | Saxony |
| Administrative region: | Dresden |
| District: | Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis |
| Municipial association: | Rothenburg/O.L. |
| Mayor: | Hans-Dietmar Dohrmann |
| Basic Statistics | |
| Area: | 72.28 km² (28 sq.mi.) |
| Population: | 5,834 (30 Apr. 2005) |
| - Density: | 81 /km² (209 /sq.mi.) |
| Elevation: | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Further Information | |
| Postal code: | 029299128 |
| Licence plate code: | NOL |
| Website: | www.rothenburg-ol.de |
| Location of Rothenburg/Oberlausitz within Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis district | |
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Rothenburg/Oberlausitz (Sorbian Rózbork) is a small Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany on the Neiße river on the German-Polish border. It has a population of 5,840 (2005).
The town was first mentioned in 1268 and became in 1815 Prussian district town.
Localities of Rothenburg are Bremenhain (first mentioned in 1396), Geheege, Lodenau, Neusorge (first mentioned in 1564), Nieder-Neundorf, Steinbach and Uhsmannsdorf (first mentioned in 1388 as "Osansdorf").
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