Roßleben
Roßleben is a town and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, with a population of 4,885. 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
From 1999 with districtsData source: Statistical office Thuringia
Sons and daughters of the town
- Fritz Hofmann,, athlete, sprinter, winner of the first medal for Germany at the Olympic Games 1896 in Athens
- Hugo Launicke,, antifascist and Socialist [Unity Party of Germany|SED] politician.
- Werner Heine, footballer
- Richard Hüttig, communist, hanged on 14 June 1934 in Berlin-Plötzensee
- Johannes Steinhoff, fighter pilot in the Second World War, general and inspector of the Luftwaffe in the Federal Republic of Germany