Geroda

Geroda, ,Germany
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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 municipalityThe municipality consists of the following towns: GerodaPlatz (which was independent until the 1970s)HistoryThe 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.GovernmentThe 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 armsAt 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.

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