Röcken

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. The village is best known as the birthplace, in 1844, of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. 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.

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German location.type: Stadtteil
German location.Town: Lützen
German location.image_photo: Dorfbild von Röcken.jpg
German location.image_coa: kein
German location.state: Sachsen-Anhalt
German location.district: Burgenlandkreis
German location.elevation: 122
German location.area: 11.80
German location.population: 610
German location.Stand: 2006-12-31
German location.postal_code: 06686
German location.area_code: 034444
German location.licence: BLK

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Population: 599
Area: 11.8
Elevation: 122
Image: Dorfbild von Röcken.jpg
Dialing code: 034444

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Commons category: Röcken
postal code: 06686

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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.