Aura an der Saale

Aura an der Saale is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Aura a.d.Saale
Church in Aura an der Saale
Coat of arms
Location of Aura a.d.Saale within Bad Kissingen district
Aura a.d.Saale
Aura a.d.Saale
Coordinates: 50°10′N 10°0′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictBad Kissingen
Municipal assoc.Euerdorf
Government
 • MayorThomas Hack (CSU/FW)
Area
 • Total6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total864
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
97717
Dialling codes09704
Vehicle registrationKG
Websitewww.aura-saale.de

Geography

Aura lies on the left bank of the Saale in Franconia about 7 km from the district capital of Bad Kissingen. It is the smallest municipality in the district.

History

A Benedictine monastery named Uragia was founded between 1108 and 113 by the Bishop of Bamberg. Starting in 1394, the monastery belonged to the Bishop of Würzburg.

With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France and Austria in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.

In 1817, Aura was temporarily the seat of a state court of Bavaria. The present municipality was established in 1818.

In January 2003, Aura had a major flood, with many of the streets under water.[2]

Government

The town council has nine members, including the mayor. As of 2002, seven members were CSU and two DBB.

Coat of arms

A red cross on a silver background, with a horizontal silver grill and a gold abbot's staff.

Sightseeing

St. Laurentius church was built as the monastery chapel between 1108 and 1113.

References
  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
  2. See for photos
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