Aura, Bavaria

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Coordinates: 50°10′N 10°0′E

Aura
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Population	879 (06/2005)
Area	6.73 km²
Population density	131 /km²
Elevation	232 m
Coordinates	50°10′ N 10°0′ E
Postal code	97717
Area code	09704
Licence plate code	KG
Mayor	Thomas Hack (CSU/FW)
Website	www.aura-saale.de

Aura (also known as Aura an der Saale) is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Government 4 Coat of arms 5 Sightseeing 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Geography

Aura lies on the left bank of the Saale in Franconia about 7 km from the district capital of Bad Kissingen. It is the smallest municipality in the district.

[edit] History

A Benedictine monastery named Uragia was founded between 1108 and 113 by the Bishop of Bamberg. Starting in 1394, the monastery belonged to the Bishop of Würzburg.

With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France and Austria in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.

In 1817, Aura was temporarily the seat of a state court of Bavaria. The present municipality was established in 1818.

In January 2003, Aura had a major flood, with many of the streets under water. ^[1]

[edit] Government

The town council has nine member, including the mayor. As of 2002, seven members were CSU and two DBB.

[edit] Coat of arms

A red cross on a silver background, with a horizontal silver grill and a gold abbot's staff.

[edit] Sightseeing

The most striking building is the St. Laurentius church. It was built as the monastery chapel between 1108 and 1113.

[edit] External links

• Official Web site

[edit] References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.