Rodewisch
small town in Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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.
The public source identifies “Rodewisch” as small town in Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rodewisch, small and town.
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