Nidda, Hesse

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Nidda within Wetteraukreis district

(2022–28) Thorsten Eberhard^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total118.34 km² (45.69 sq mi)Elevation

131 m (430 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total17,650 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

63667

Dialling codes06043Vehicle registrationFBWebsitewww.nidda.de

Nidda is a town in the district Wetterau, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Nidda river, approximately 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Frankfurt am Main.

Division of the town

The municipality consists of the districts Unter-Widdersheim, Ober-Widdersheim, Borsdorf, Harb, Bad-Salzhausen, Geiß-Nidda, Ulfa, Stornfels, Eichelsdorf, Ober-Schmitten, Unter-Schmitten, Kohden, Nidda, Michelnau, Fauerbach, Wallernhausen, Schwickartshausen, Unter-Lais and Ober-Lais.

History

Invited through a manifesto issued by Catherine the Great, several families from this region travelled to Russia in the late 18th century to settle in the Volga Region near Saratov.^[3] Family names Appel, Daubert, Pfaffenroth, Weitz and Scheuermann are examples of Volga Germans who helped to establish local villages, including Yagodnaya Polyana.

Nidda has a vibrant mix of people from many backgrounds, including Turkish, Russian and Pakistani. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat opened its first purpose-built mosque in Nidda in 2011.

Mayors

2022- Thorsten Eberhard
2010–2022 Hans-Peter Seum
1995–2009 Lucia Puttrich
1989–1995 Helmut Jung
1961–1989 Wilhelm Eckhardt
1949–1961 August Ludwig Böcher
1910–1924 Ludwig Erk
1899–1910 Hermann Roth
1898–1899 Wilhelm Erk

Born in Nidda

Ambrosius Pelargus (c. 1493 / 94-1561), theologian
Johann Pistorius the Elder (Niddanus) (1504-1583), reformer and superintendent
Johann Pistorius (Niddanus) (1546-1608), physician, historian and theologian
Prince Charles William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1693-1707), Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt, obrist
Salome Kammer (born 1959), actress, vocalist, singer and cellist

External links

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Official site (in German)
There is literature about Nidda, Hesse in the Hessian Bibliography
Literature by and about Nidda, Hesse in the German National Library catalogue
Nidda at Curlie

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
^ Manifesto of Catherine the Great