Nidda, Hesse

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Nidda
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Nidda
Nidda, Hesse (Germany)
Nidda, Hesse
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Wetteraukreis
Town subdivisions 18 districts
Mayor Lucia Puttrich (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 118.34 km² (45.7 sq mi)
Elevation 131 m  (430 ft)
Population 18,069  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 153 /km² (395 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FB
Postal code 63667
Area code 06043
Website www.nidda.de

Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 9°0′33″E / 50.41278, 9.00917

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

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[edit] Division of the town

The muncipiality 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.

[edit] 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.[1] Family names Daubert and Pfaffenroth are examples of Volga Germans who helped to establish local villages, including Yagodnaya Polyana.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Manifesto of Catherine the Great
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Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district
Wappen des Landkreises Westteraukreis
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