Geroda

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This article is about Geroda in Bad Kissingen. For Geroda in Thuringia, see Geroda, Thuringia. For ancient Geroda in Syria, see Jayrud.
Geroda

Coat of arms
Geroda
Coordinates: 50°17′N 09°54′E / 50.283°N 9.900°E / 50.283; 9.900Coordinates: 50°17′N 09°54′E / 50.283°N 9.900°E / 50.283; 9.900
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Unterfranken
District Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc. Bad Brückenau
Subdivisions 2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor Manfred Emmert (FW)
Area
 • Total 16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation 442 m (1,450 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 901
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 97779
Dialling codes 09747
Vehicle registration KG
Website www.geroda.de

Geroda is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Geroda is located in the nature park Bayerische Rhön, in the Thulba valley, on the southern side of the so-called Schwarze Berge ("black mountains").

Divisions of the municipality

The municipality consists of the following towns:

  • Geroda
  • Platz (which was independent until the 1970s)

History

The name Geroda comes from the Middle High German Ger, meaning speer, and Rod (modern German Rodung) and describes a wedge-shaped clearing.

The first church in the area was built in the 12th century. The town was divided between the Bishop of Fulda and the Bibra family. Because it lay on a major commercial route, it was repeatedly plundered during the 30-Years' War.

Government

The municipal council has 13 members, including the mayor. Of those members, 10 belonged to the Freie Wälergemeinschaft, and 3 were independent as of 2002.

Coat of arms

At the bottom, a black Templar's cross on a silver background, in the upper left, three blue rings on a diagonal silver bar against a blue background, and in the upper right, a curved silver fish on a red background.

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012. 

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Bad Kissingen
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