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
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Kyffhäuserkreis
Town	Roßleben-Wiehe
Subdivisions	3
Area
• Total	33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population  (2017-12-31)
• Total	4,885
• Density	145.5/km2 (376.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06571
Dialling codes	034672
Vehicle registration	KYF
Website	rossleben-wiehe.de

Roßleben (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔsˌleːbn̩] ^ⓘ) 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

Johannes Steinhoff in 1966

• 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 14 June 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