Nidda, Hesse

Nidda
Nidda
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Wetteraukreis
Town subdivisions 18 districts
Mayor Hans-Peter Seum (free)
Basic statistics
Area 118.34 km2 (45.69 sq mi)
Elevation 131 m  (430 ft)
Population 17,599 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 149 /km2 (385 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FB
Postal code 63667
Area code 06043
Website www.nidda.de

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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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.

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

Nidda has a vibrant mix of people from many backgrounds, which includes Turkish, Russian and Pakistanis. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat opened its first purpose-built Mosque in Nidda in 2011.

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