Geroda, Lower Franconia

Geroda
Municipality
Church of Saint Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Geroda within Bad Kissingen district
Geroda Geroda
Coordinates: 50°17′N 09°54′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc.	Bad Brückenau
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Alexander Schneider (FW)
Area
• Total	16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	818
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
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").

Demographics

The municipality is home to the towns Geroda and Platz. The population of Geroda is 798 as of 2021,with a density of 1 person per 48 km.

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 Thirty Years' War.

Government

The municipal council has 13 members, including the mayor. Of those members, 10 belonged to the Freie Wählergemeinschaft, 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

• Official website