Rodewisch () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 3 km north of Auerbach (Vogtland), and 20 km east of Plauen. Sputnik 1 was seen for the first time in the world in Rodewisch. The town was first mentioned in 1411 and has been a town since 1924. Today's Rodewisch was formed in 1859 by the merger of the three districts of Obergöltzsch, Untergöltzsch and Niederauerbach. Rodewisch has two hospitals and a planetarium. Until 1926, there was a large brass works in the town, which was the largest in northern Germany. Röthenbach and Rützengrün have belonged to Rodewisch since 1994 and 1992 respectively.

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Notable people born in Rodewisch

• Falko Götz (born 1962), football player and manager

• Siegbert Hummel (1908–2001), Tibetologist and cultural historian

• Gerd Schädlich (1952–2022), football player and manager

• Sören Voigt (born 1971), German politician

• Yvonne Magwas (born 1979), German politician

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