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Rodewisch

Town in Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rodewisch (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːdəvɪʃ] ) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 3km north of Auerbach (Vogtland), and 20km 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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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

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