| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Rodewisch.svg |
| Coordinates: | 50.5167°N 37°W |
| Image Plan: | Rodewisch in V.svg |
| State: | Sachsen |
| District: | Vogtlandkreis |
| Elevation: | 427 |
| Area: | 26.88 |
| Postal Code: | 08228 |
| Area Code: | 03744 |
| Licence: | V, AE, OVL, PL, RC |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 14523360 |
| Website: | www.rodewisch.de |
| Mayor: | Kerstin Schöniger[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2019 - 26 |
| Party: | CDU |
Rodewisch is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of 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. Rodewisch was first mentioned in 1411 and has been a town since 1924. Today's town 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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