Rochlitz

Rochlitz
The town seen from Rochlitz Castle
Coat of arms
Rochlitz
Location of Rochlitz within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 51°2′53″N 12°47′55″E / 51.04806°N 12.79861°E / 51.04806; 12.79861Coordinates: 51°2′53″N 12°47′55″E / 51.04806°N 12.79861°E / 51.04806; 12.79861
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Government
• Mayor	Frank Dehne
Area
• Total	23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	5,905
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09306
Dialling codes	03737
Vehicle registration	FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL
Website	www.rochlitz.de

Rochlitz (German pronun­cia­tion: [ˈʁɔxlɪts]; Upper Sorbian: Rochlica) is a major district town (Große Kreisstadt) in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Rochlitz is the head of the "borough partnership Rochlitz" (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rochlitz) with its other members being the boroughs of Königsfeld, Seelitz und Zettlitz.

The town is situated on a bend of the river Zwickauer Mulde and at the foot of Rochlitzer Berg, 26 km northwest of Chemnitz and 45 km from Leipzig or Zwickau.

Rochlitz is situated in the Natural Region Sächsisches Lössgefilde ("Saxon Loess country") and its sub-region Mulde-Lösshügelland ("Mulde Loess hill country"). Rochlitzer Berg (ca. 349 m (NHN)) is of Rotliegend volcanic origin (latest Carboniferous to Guadalupian) and consists to a large extent of so-called Rochlitzer Porphyr, a rhyolitic tuff or ignimbrite. Due to its colour and structure, this rock is used in representative buildings in the wider region and is mined in deep quarries. sediments (sand, gravel) are excavated in the surroundings of the town.