Rötha is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Leipzig. On 1 August 2015 it was expanded with the former municipality Espenhain.DistrictsMölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly infamous for being the most polluted village in the GDR, later in all of Europe because of its vicinity to Espenhain lignite industry plants EspenhainOelzschauPötzschau