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Rochlitz

Western Europe

Rochlitz is a major district town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is the head of the municipal partnership Rochlitz, whose other members are the municipalities of Königsfeld, Seelitz and Zettlitz.

Facts
Population
5467 1
Area (sq km)
23.71 1
Founding Year
1336 2
Founding Year
1336 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
163 1
Latitude
51.048056 degrees north 1
Longitude
12.798611 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Rochlitz (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 5,467 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.048056, longitude 12.798611
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 163 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 23.71 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 5467 (2025)
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2. Rochlitz (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1336
    The town itself is first mentioned in writing in 1336, its council in 1360, and the first seal of the town is found on a document from 1364.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1336
    The town itself is first mentioned in writing in 1336, its council in 1360, and the first seal of the town is found on a document from 1364.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1336
    The town itself is first mentioned in writing in 1336, its council in 1360, and the first seal of the town is found on a document from 1364.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    district town (Große Kreisstadt) in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany
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3. GeoNames: Rochlitz - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2846261
    51.05007 12.79754 P PPL DE 13 00 14522 14522490 6847 167 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 167 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 12.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 12.75
51.25 12.75 Cfb
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