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Niddatal 
NiddatalLocation of the town of Niddatal within Wetteraukreis district
Coordinates 50°16′N 8°49′E / 50.26667°N 8.81667°ECoordinates: 50°16′N 8°49′E / 50.26667°N 8.81667°E Administration Country Germany State Hesse Admin. region Darmstadt District Wetteraukreis Town subdivisions 4 districts Mayor Dr. Bernhard Hertel (Ind.) Basic statistics Area 40.21 km2 (15.53 sq mi) Elevation 120 - 195 m Population 9,211 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 229 /km2 (593 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate FB Postal code 61194 Area code 06034 Website www.niddatal.de Niddatal is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the Nidda River, 6 km southeast of Friedberg, and 22 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main.
The town is divided into four districts: Assenheim, Ilbenstadt, Kaichen, Bönstadt.
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History
Assenheim
- Assenheim was first mentioned as a township in 1139.
- Assenheim Castle existed between the years 1170 - 1780. Its ruins are still visible today.[2]
Ilbenstadt
- Ilbenstadt's first mention as an Eluistat was in 818. At the time, Ilbenstadt consisted of two cloisters.[3]
- Its Church St. Maria, Petrus und Paulus was elevated to Basilica Minor status in 1929 by Pope : Pius XI..
Kaichen
A reconstructed Roman fountain near Niddatal-Kaichen.
- Kaichen was founded by a Anshelmus de Cochene in 1231.[4]
- Around 1400, Kaichens first church was built and rebuilt in 1737 and a Baptismal font had been added.
- One of the most popular places in Kaichen is the Gericht zu Kaichen which was a court able declare to a death penalty.[4]
Bönstadt
- Bönstadt first was Falkenstein, later Isenburg-Büdingen property which made Bönstadt belong to Assenheim castle. Documentary, in former times Bönstadt had meant Benstad in 1184.
- In 1970, the townships of Assenheim, Ilbenstadt, Bönstadt and Kaichen merged to
- form modern-day Niddatal.[5]
- As of January 2009, the town's population stands at 9,360.[6]
- The area is characterised by agricultural activities, but in its former past,
- trade played a fundamental role in the local economy.[5]
Politics
Division of seats.The local elections of March 26 2006 yieled the following result:
Parties %
2006Seats
2006%
2001Seats
2001CDU Christian Democratic Union 42,3 13 39,9 12 SPD Social Democratic Party 37,1 12 35,9 11 GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 7,2 2 8,5 3 FDP Free Democratic Party 4,3 1 – – FWG Free Voters Niddatal 9,1 3 15,7 5 Total 100,0 31 100,0 31 Poll in % 47,2 56,6 Sights
Ilbenstadt
Basilica Maria, St. Petrus und Paulus.- Basilica Maria St. Petrus und Paulus was donatet by St.
- Gottfried von Cappenberg in 1123.
- St. Cappenberg had been intermented there in 1127 and Pope Pius XI. elevated
- the Church to Basilica Minor status in 1929.[7]
- By courtesy of secularization in 1803, its clouster had been abrogated.
- After World War II, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz rebought the
- cloister from the state Hesse.[7]
- Today the church is a representant of Ilbenstadt which is also visible because
- of the eternalisation on town emblem. Regionally, the church is also known as
- Dom der Wetterau (cathedral of Wetterau)
References
- ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip.
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