Geroda, Lower Franconia
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: 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 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.