Roßleben
{{Infobox German location
|type = Ortsteil
|Town = Roßleben-Wiehe
|image_photo = Kirche Roßleben.JPG
|image_caption = Parish church
|image_coa = Wappen Roßleben.png
|coordinates = {{coord|51|17|52|N|11|26|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|state = Thüringen
|district = Kyffhäuserkreis
|elevation = 119
|area = 33.42
|population = 4885
|Stand = 2017-12-31
|postal_code = 06571
|area_code = 034672
|licence = KYF
|divisions = 3
|website = [http://www.stadt-rossleben.de/ www.stadt-rossleben.de]
}}
Roßleben ({{IPA|de|ˈʁɔsˌleːbn̩|-|De-Roßleben.ogg}}) 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
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From 1999 with districts
Data source: Statistical office Thuringia
Sons and daughters of the town
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1997-041-03, Johannes Steinhoff.jpg
- 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
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Category:Former municipalities in Thuringia
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