🇩🇪 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.
Rodewisch has a population of over 6,260 people. Rodewisch also forms part of the wider Vogtland District which has a population of over 223,905 people. It is also a part of the larger Saxony State. Rodewisch is situated 20 km east of Plauen.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Rodewisch has links with:
🇩🇪 Gerolzhofen, Germany🇫🇷 Le Touquet 50.519
🏴 Newton Abbot 50.529
🇩🇪 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 50.533
🇨🇿 Litoměřice 50.54
🇩🇰 Lyngby-Taarbæk 12.5
🇩🇰 Albertslund 12.35
🇩🇪 Tirschenreuth 12.337
🇩🇪 Bitterfeld-Wolfen 12.328
🇸🇪 Trollhättan 12.317
Locations Near: Rodewisch 12.4167,50.5167
🇩🇪 Zwickau 12.498,50.715 d: 22.7
🇩🇪 Plauen 12.117,50.483 d: 21.5
🇩🇪 Altenburg 12.444,50.992 d: 52.9
🇩🇪 Annaberg-Buchholz 13.002,50.58 d: 42
Antipodal to: Rodewisch -167.583,-50.517
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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15975.9
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15918.6
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16013.4
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🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12018.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12004.7
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12000.3