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{{About||the town in Saxony|Rötha|people with either the given name or surname|Rotha (name)}}
{{Infobox German location
|type               = Village
|Town              = Sangerhausen
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|state        = Sachsen-Anhalt
|district         = Mansfeld-Südharz
|elevation              = 399
|area            = 9.5
|population         = 320
|Stand             = 2009-12-31
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'''Rotha''' is a village in the municipality [[Sangerhausen]], [[Mansfeld-Südharz]] district, [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]].

Rotha was first mentioned in a charter from 1347 as ''Rote''. Until 1 October 2005 Rotha was an independent municipality within the Sangerhausen municipal association (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Sangerhausen''), together with 9 other municipalities (i.e. the town Sangerhausen and 8 other villages). On 1 October 2005 the municipal association was dissolved and these 9 villages were incorporated into Sangerhausen. Later 5 other municipalities/villages were also annexed and currently Rotha is one of the 14 villages surrounding Sangerhausen within the municipality Sangerhausen.

A central building in Rotha is the 17th century St. Nicholas church.

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|File:Germany, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sangerhausen, Rotha (2).JPG|<small>Rothaer Dorfstrasse (Main street)</small>
|File:Germany, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sangerhausen, Rotha (5).JPG|<small>St. Nicholas church</small>
|File:Pfarrhaus (1984) C.jpg|<small>Rectory (1984)</small>
}}

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[[Category:Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt]]
[[Category:Mansfeld-Südharz]]
[[Category:Villages in the Harz]]


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