Rochlitz

Rochlitz
Friedrich August Turm
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Mittweida
Mayor	Joachim Knappe (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area	23.71 km² (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Population	6,616 (31/12/2006)
- Density	279 /km² (723 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MW
Postal code	09306
Area code	03737
Website	www.rochlitz.de Coordinates: 51°2′53″N 12°47′55″E / 51.04806, 12.79861

Rochlitz (IPA: [ˈʁɔxlɪts]) is a town in the district of Mittweida, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 26 km northwest of Chemnitz.

[edit] History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located in the town.^[1]

^ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps.www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Mittweida (district)

Altmittweida \| Burgstädt \| Claußnitz \| Erlau \| Frankenberg \| Geringswalde \| Hainichen \| Hartmannsdorf \| Königsfeld \| Königshain-Wiederau \| Kriebstein \| Lichtenau \| Lunzenau \| Mittweida \| Mühlau \| Penig \| Rochlitz \| Rossau \| Seelitz \| Striegistal \| Taura \| Tiefenbach \| Wechselburg \| Zettlitz