Nidda () is a town in the Wetterau district in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Nidda river, approximately 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.Manifesto of Catherine the Great 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 2022–present - 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
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
Official site
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