Geroda

Infobox German Location
Name = Geroda
Wappen = Wappen von GerodaUFranken.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 16 |lat_sec = 59
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 54 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Unterfranken
Landkreis = Bad Kissingen
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Bad Brückenau
Höhe = 442
Fläche = 16.79
Einwohner = 932
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 97779
Vorwahl = 09747
Kfz = KG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 72 126
Gliederung = 2 Ortsteile
Adresse = Am Weierich 2
97779 Geroda
Website = [http://www.geroda.de www.geroda.de]
Bürgermeister = Manfred Emmert
Partei = FW

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.

External links

* [http://www.geroda.de Official Web site]

References