The Rieth is a district in the north of the Thuringian state capital Erfurt, Germany. Rieth is a prefabricated housing estate with 5650 inhabitants on an area of 0.72 km2, built in 1969. Before the fall of communism, however, considerably more people lived in this district. Neighbouring districts are Hohenwinden-Sulza in the east, Ilversgehofen in the south, Berliner Platz in the west, Moskauer Platz in the northwest, Gispersleben in the north and Roter Berg in the northeast.