- Rochlitz
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Rochlitz coa.png
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 2 |lat_sec = 53
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 47 |lon_sec = 55
Lageplan =
image_caption = Friedrich August Turm
image_photo = Friedrich-August-Turm.jpg
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Chemnitz
Landkreis = Mittelsachsen
Höhe = 163
Fläche = 23.71
Einwohner = 6616
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 09306
Vorwahl = 03737
Kfz = MW
Website = [http://www.rochlitz.de/ www.rochlitz.de]
Bürgermeister = Joachim Knappe
Partei = FDPRochlitz (IPA2|ˈʁɔxlɪts) is a town in the district of
Mittelsachsen , in theFree State of Saxony ,Germany . It is situated on the riverZwickauer Mulde , 26 km northwest ofChemnitz .History
During
World War II , a subcamp ofFlossenburg concentration camp was located in the town. [Christine O'Keefe."Concentration Camps."www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html]Right Wing Groups
Rochlitz is known to be an active field for German neo nazi groups, e.g. Sturm 34. Residents of non-German origin as well as left alternative groups were in the past targets for violent hate crimes. [ [http://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/artikel.asp?id=1887443 Sächsische Zeitung [online | Sachsen im Netz ] ] Rochlitz can be considered a
No-go area inEastern Germany .References
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