Nidda, Hesse
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Nidda | ||
Location of Nidda within Wetteraukreis district | ||
Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 9°0′33″E / 50.41278°N 9.00917°ECoordinates: 50°24′46″N 9°0′33″E / 50.41278°N 9.00917°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Hesse | |
Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
District | Wetteraukreis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Hans-Peter Seum (free) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 118.34 km2 (45.69 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 17,299 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 63667 | |
Dialling codes | 06043 | |
Vehicle registration | FB | |
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 (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.[2] Family names Daubert, Pfaffenroth 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, which includes Turkish, Russian and Pakistanis. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat opened its first purpose-built Mosque in Nidda in 2011.
Mayors
- since 2010 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 DMOZ
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). August 2016.
- ↑ Manifesto of Catherine the Great