Rothenburg, Oberlausitz

Rothenburg
Town hall
Location of Rothenburg within Görlitz district
Location of Rothenburg
Rothenburg
Rothenburg
Coordinates: 51°20′N 14°58′E / 51.333°N 14.967°E / 51.333; 14.967
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Municipal assoc.Rothenburg/O.L.
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Philip Eichler (CDU)
Area
 • Total
72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total
4,047
 • Density55.9/km2 (145/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02929
Dialling codes035891
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.rothenburg-ol.de

Rothenburg/Oberlausitz (German: [ˈʁoːtn̩bʊʁk] ; Upper Sorbian: Rózbork [ˈʁʊzbɔʁk] ; Polish: Rozbork) is a small Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, in eastern Germany, on the Neisse river on the Germany–Poland border. It has a population of 4,405 (2020).