Rodewisch

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.

Demographics

Historical population:

1834: 2,643 1871: 3,455 1910: 9,494 1939: 11,237 1960: 12,828

1971: 10,196 1981: 9,513 1998: 8,241 1999: 8,105 2000: 7,904

2001: 7,793 2002: 7,762 2003: 7,670 2004: 7,654 2005: 7,562

2007: 7,366 2008: 7,235 2011: 6,769 2012: 6,714 2013: 6,650

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