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Oberrothenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈo:bɐ̯ʁɔtn̩ˌbax]) is a village (Ortsteil) and former municipality in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into the municipality of Zwickau in 1999.[2] Its population was 647 in 2018.[1] Oberrothenbach is situated on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 6 km north of the centre of Zwickau.
Siegelmark of Oberrothenbach dating c. 1850 - 1923, when the village was a Gemeinde.
Oberrothenbach was first established sometime in the Early Middle Ages. Local legend tells that a small village and bishopric was first attempted by a disciple of Saint Boniface. The disciple saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary appear on the local lake and speak to him, "Here you will build a haven for laborers."[3] However, the settlement was later overrun by migrating pagan Slavic tribes around the 9th century AD. The settlement later flourished as a mining area by the Late Middle Ages. During the Industrial Revolution in the German Empire, industrial mineral mining would be established in the town and many moved to Oberrothenbach to work.[3]
After the end of World War II, the Soviet Union secretly set up an industrial operation in Occupied Germany and later East Germany, particularly in the villages of the region such as Wismut and Oberrothenbach. Before the end of the Cold War and fall of the communist regime, over 20,000 workers died from harsh labor, radiation and other pollution. Conditions were so bad, the local saying of the region was "Kumpels sterben früher", German for "miners die young".[4][3]
Although the operation is now abandoned, the effects last to this day. About 450,000 people worked in the factories and mines in the village's history. Exposed to radon, arsenic, radioactive dust, lead, and other toxic compounds, an estimated 10-15,000 deaths are expected from illnesses such as cancer. A barbed-wire fence was built around the local polluted lake in the 1980s, which no longer supports most life.[3]
Today
The village now forms part 35 of the Northern district of Zwickau (Nord-Zwickau).
Haltepunkt at train station in Oberrothenbach.
Oberrothenbach is a quiet village within Zwickau, hosting approximately 700 inhabitants, mainly working-class. The population was less than 400 in 1993.[4] The village hosts several events and attractions for tourists such as festivals common in German culture.
^ abcdBernstein, Leonard (1996). Environmental Science: Ecology and Human Impact (2nd ed.). Addison-Wesley Longman. ISBN978-0201468885.
^ abMarshall, Eliot (22 January 1993). "A Grisly Archive of Key Cancer Data" (PDF).
^Städtebauliches Entwicklungskonzept der Stadt Zwickau 2020 (June 2006).
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This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German October 2015 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 9 617 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Oberrothenbach see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Oberrothenbach to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Oberrothenbach German pronunciation ˈo bɐ ʁɔtn ˌbax is a village Ortsteil and former municipality in Saxony Germany It was incorporated into the municipality of Zwickau in 1999 2 Its population was 647 in 2018 1 Oberrothenbach is situated on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde 6 km north of the centre of Zwickau OberrothenbachOrtsteil of ZwickauLocation of OberrothenbachOberrothenbachShow map of GermanyOberrothenbachShow map of SaxonyCoordinates 50 46 00 N 12 28 20 E 50 76667 N 12 47222 E 50 76667 12 47222 Coordinates 50 46 00 N 12 28 20 E 50 76667 N 12 47222 E 50 76667 12 47222CountryGermanyStateSaxonyDistrictZwickauTownZwickauPopulation 2018 12 31 1 Total647Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Contents 1 History 2 Today 3 Population 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Siegelmark of Oberrothenbach dating c 1850 1923 when the village was a Gemeinde Oberrothenbach was first established sometime in the Early Middle Ages Local legend tells that a small village and bishopric was first attempted by a disciple of Saint Boniface The disciple saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary appear on the local lake and speak to him Here you will build a haven for laborers 3 However the settlement was later overrun by migrating pagan Slavic tribes around the 9th century AD The settlement later flourished as a mining area by the Late Middle Ages During the Industrial Revolution in the German Empire industrial mineral mining would be established in the town and many moved to Oberrothenbach to work 3 After the end of World War II the Soviet Union secretly set up an industrial operation in Occupied Germany and later East Germany particularly in the villages of the region such as Wismut and Oberrothenbach Before the end of the Cold War and fall of the communist regime over 20 000 workers died from harsh labor radiation and other pollution Conditions were so bad the local saying of the region was Kumpels sterben fruher German for miners die young 4 3 Although the operation is now abandoned the effects last to this day About 450 000 people worked in the factories and mines in the village s history Exposed to radon arsenic radioactive dust lead and other toxic compounds an estimated 10 15 000 deaths are expected from illnesses such as cancer A barbed wire fence was built around the local polluted lake in the 1980s which no longer supports most life 3 Today Edit The village now forms part 35 of the Northern district of Zwickau Nord Zwickau Haltepunkt at train station in Oberrothenbach Oberrothenbach is a quiet village within Zwickau hosting approximately 700 inhabitants mainly working class The population was less than 400 in 1993 4 The village hosts several events and attractions for tourists such as festivals common in German culture Population EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1999689 2000664 3 63 2001661 0 45 2002676 2 27 2003660 2 37 2004643 2 58 2005618 3 89 2008625 0 38 2010646 1 67 2014641 0 19 2018647 0 23 Source Stadt Zwickau 5 1 References Edit a b c Aktuelle Einwohnerversammlung Stadtbezirk NORD PDF Stadt Zwickau Retrieved 23 September 2021 Gebietsanderungen vom 01 01 bis 31 12 1999 Statistisches Bundesamt a b c d Bernstein Leonard 1996 Environmental Science Ecology and Human Impact 2nd ed Addison Wesley Longman ISBN 978 0201468885 a b Marshall Eliot 22 January 1993 A Grisly Archive of Key Cancer Data PDF Stadtebauliches Entwicklungskonzept der Stadt Zwickau 2020 June 2006 External links Edit Media related to Oberrothenbach at Wikimedia Commons Oberrothenbach im Digitalen 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