Stadtroda

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Stadtroda
Stadtroda.jpg
Coat of arms of Stadtroda
Stadtroda is located in Germany
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Stadtroda
Coordinates 50°51′0″N 11°44′0″E / 50.85°N 11.733333°E / 50.85; 11.733333Coordinates: 50°51′0″N 11°44′0″E / 50.85°N 11.733333°E / 50.85; 11.733333
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Harald Kramer (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 16.81 km2 (6.49 sq mi)
Elevation 200 m  (656 ft)
Population 6,057 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 360 /km2 (933 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SHK
Postal codes 07641–07646
Area code 036428
Website www.stadtroda.de

Stadtroda (Roda until 1925) is a town of 6,293 people, located in Thuringia, Germany. Stadtroda lies on the Roda river, a tributary of the Saale.

According to some sources, Faust was born in Roda in 1480. The house where he was born was torn down and sold to Chicago in 1896, where it was going to be shown in the Germany-Hall of the World's Fair. The fate of the house is unknown.

Sandstone near Stadtroda, Germany.

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