Bad Rodach

Bad Rodach
Town hall
Coat of arms
Bad Rodach
Location of Bad Rodach within Coburg district
Coordinates: 50°20′N 10°47′E / 50.333°N 10.783°E / 50.333; 10.783Coordinates: 50°20′N 10°47′E / 50.333°N 10.783°E / 50.333; 10.783
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Coburg
Government
• Mayor	Gerold Strobel (FW)
Area
• Total	77.65 km2 (29.98 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,399
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96476
Dialling codes	09564
Vehicle registration	CO
Website	www.bad-rodach.de

Bad Rodach is a town in the district of Coburg, in Upper Franconia, a north Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, Germany. It is situated 10 km southeast of Hildburghausen, and 17 km northwest of Coburg. Since 1999 the city has been a spa-resort and is reported to have the warmest thermal spring in the North of Bavaria.

Description

Bad Rodach is in Upper Franconia, in the District of Coburg approximately 17 km northwest of Coburg. It is situated between the Lange Berge hills and Gleichberge mountains. The river Rodach crosses through the town.

The town is composed of the following boroughs:

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Rodach was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Personalities who were active in Rodach

• 1814 the poet Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866), spent a few days in Rodach and wrote his poem Idyllic Rodach .
• Helmut Markwort, (born 1936), journalist, publisher, and former editor in chief of the news magazine Focus, spent part of his youth and attended elementary school in Bad Rodach.

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Towns and municipalities in Coburg
Ahorn Bad Rodach Dörfles-Esbach Ebersdorf bei Coburg Frohnlach Großheirath Grub am Forst Itzgrund Lautertal Meeder Neustadt bei Coburg Niederfüllbach Rödental Seßlach Sonnefeld Untersiemau Weidhausen Weitramsdorf

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