Roßleben

Roßleben is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, with a population of 5,065. It is located in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Unstrut, 22 km southeast of Sangerhausen.Population developmentFrom 1999 with districtsData source: Statistical office ThuringiaSons and daughters of the town Fritz Hofmann, (1871-1927), athlete, sprinter, winner of the first medal for Germany at the Olympic Games 1896 in Athens Hugo Launicke, (1909-1975), antifascist and SED politician. Werner Heine (born 1935), footballer Richard Hüttig (1908-1934), communist, hanged on June 14, 1934 in Berlin-PlötzenseeJohannes Steinhoff (1913-1994), fighter pilot in the Second World War, general and inspector of the Luftwaffe in the Federal Republic of Germany