Nidda, Hesse Explained

Type:Stadt
Nidda
Image Coa:Wappen nidda.jpg
Coordinates:50.4128°N 9.0092°W
Image Plan:Nidda in FB.svg
State:Hesse
Region:Darmstadt
District:Wetteraukreis
Elevation:131
Area:118.34
Postal Code:63667
Area Code:06043
Licence:FB
Gemeindeschlüssel:06 4 40 016
Divisions:18 districts
Website:www.nidda.de
Mayor:Thorsten Eberhard[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 28
Party:CDU

Nidda is a town in the district Wetterau, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Nidda river, approximately 40km (30miles) 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 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

Born in Nidda

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden. de. 5 September 2022. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.
  2. https://www.norkarussia.info/catherines-manifesto-1763.html Manifesto of Catherine the Great