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Nidda, Hesse

Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 9°0′33″E / 50.41278°N 9.00917°E / 50.41278; 9.00917
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Nidda
Coat of arms of Nidda
Location of Nidda within Wetteraukreis district
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Nidda is located in Germany
Nidda
Nidda
Nidda is located in Hesse
Nidda
Nidda
Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 9°0′33″E / 50.41278°N 9.00917°E / 50.41278; 9.00917
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictWetteraukreis
Subdivisions18 districts
Government
 • Mayor (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 codes06043
Vehicle registrationFB
Websitewww.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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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Johannes Pistorius (1600)
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References

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