Aura an der Saale

Aura an der Saale
Municipality
Church of Saint Lawrence
Coat of arms
Location of Aura an der Saale within Bad Kissingen district
Aura an der Saale Show map of Germany Aura an der Saale Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°10′N10°0′E / 50.167°N 10.000°E / 50.167; 10.000
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc.	Euerdorf
Government
•  Mayor (2020–26)	Thomas Hack [1]
Area
• Total	6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31) [2]
• Total	857
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97717
Dialling codes	09704
Vehicle registration	KG
Website	www.aura-saale.de

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

Geography

Aura lies on the left bank of the Franconian 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 1113 by Otto 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. ^[3]

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. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census](CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
3. See Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine for photos

External links

• Official Web site