Rodewisch is a town in the

Vogtlandkreis The Vogtlandkreis () is a ''Landkreis'' (rural district) in the southwest of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzg ...

district, in the

Free State of Saxony Free may refer to: Concept * Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything * Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism * Emancipate, to procure ...

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. It is situated 3 km north of

Auerbach (Vogtland) Auerbach () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany. It is the regional centre of the eastern Vogtland. The economy is mainly based on textile manufacturing, food processing and machine industry. After Plauen and Reichenbach, Auerbach is ...

, and 20 km east of

Plauen Plauen (; Czech language, Czech: ''Plavno'') is, with around 65,000 inhabitants, the fifth-largest city of Saxony, Germany after Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Zwickau, the second-largest city of the Vogtland after Gera, as well as the larges ...

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Famous people born in Rodewisch

Falko Götz Falko Götz (born 26 March 1962) is a German football manager and former player. Playing career Götz began playing football for FC Vorwärts Berlin in 1969. He joined the youth department of BFC Dynamo two years later. However, Götz was no ...

(b. 1962), football player and manager *

Siegbert Hummel Siegbert Hummel (18 July 1908 – 28 March 2001) was a German Tibetologist and cultural historian. His work focused on the Eurasian context of Tibetan culture, the Bön religion, the Zhangzhung language, and the Gesar epic. Biography Born in ...

(1908–2001), Tibetologist and cultural historian * Gerd Schädlich (1952–2022), football player and manager

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Towns in Saxony Vogtlandkreis {{Vogtlandkreis-geo-stub