Rothenburg, Saxony-Anhalt

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Template:Infobox German location Rothenburg (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a village and a former municipality in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, in east-central Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Wettin-Löbejün. The Rothenburg Ferry, a cable ferry, crosses the Saale river at Rothenburg.

History

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17th-century view of Rothenburg

Under Nazi Germany, it was the location of forced labour subcamps of the prison in Halle (Saale) and of the forced labour "education" camp in Spergau.[1][2]

After World War II, it was part of the Soviet occupation zone in Germany and East Germany until 1990.

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