Röcken

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Röcken
Stadtteil of Lützen
Location of Röcken
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Coordinates: 51°14′27″N 12°6′58″E / 51.24083°N 12.11611°E / 51.24083; 12.11611
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Town	Lützen
Area
• Total	11.80 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	610
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06686
Dialling codes	034444
Vehicle registration	BLK

Röcken is a village and former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it has been part of the town of Lützen.^[1] The village is best known as the birthplace, in 1844, of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.^[2] The house where he was born still stands today. Nietzsche is also buried in the town. Friedrich's father Carl Ludwig Nietzsche was the pastor here and is also buried in the village.

In 2006 the Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mining company disclosed plans to demolish the village to mine for coal, but their plan met with opposition from the "Coalition for Action" with the motto "future instead of lignite". In a public hearing, 64% of the residents voted against drilling on community-owned land. In April 2008, the plans were officially dropped.

from 1995 as of 31 December:

* 3 October

• Friedrich Nietzsche - philosopher

• Nietzsche birthplace website (in German)

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