Rodewisch

Rodewisch
Rodewisch
Town
	Rodewisch seen from the train station
	Coat of arms
	Location of Rodewisch within Vogtlandkreis district
	Location of Rodewisch
	Rodewisch Rodewisch
	Coordinates: 50°31′52″N 12°24′20″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Vogtlandkreis
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Kerstin Schöniger (CDU)
Area
• Total	26.88 km2 (10.38 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	6,396
• Density	237.9/km2 (616.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08228
Dialling codes	03744
Vehicle registration	V, AE, OVL, PL, RC
Website	www.rodewisch.de

Rodewisch (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːdəvɪʃ] ^ⓘ) 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.