Nidda, Hesse

Nidda
Nidda
Location of the town of Nidda within Wetteraukreis district
Coordinates	50°24′46″N 9°0′33″E / 50.41278°N 9.00917°E / 50.41278; 9.00917Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 9°0′33″E / 50.41278°N 9.00917°E / 50.41278; 9.00917
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.

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 is building its first purpose-built Mosque in Nidda.

External links

• Official site (German)

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ Manifesto of Catherine the Great