Stadtroda (Roda until 1925) is a town of 6,653 people (2017), located in Thuringia, Germany.

Stadtroda lies on the river Roda, a tributary of the Saale.

The former municipalities Bollberg and Quirla were merged into Stadtroda in January 2019.

The house where he is said to have been 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.

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Roda was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.