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Niddatal
Town
Coat of arms of Niddatal
Coat of arms
Location of Niddatal within Wetteraukreis district
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Niddatal is located in Germany
Niddatal
Niddatal
Niddatal is located in Hesse
Niddatal
Niddatal
Coordinates: 50°17′54″N 8°48′50″E / 50.29833°N 8.81389°E / 50.29833; 8.81389
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictWetteraukreis
Subdivisions4 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Michael Hahn[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total40.21 km2 (15.53 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,988
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
61194
Dialling codes06034
Vehicle registrationFB
Websitewww.niddatal.de

Niddatal (German: [ˈnɪ.da.ˌtaːl] ⓘ) is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the river Nidda, 6 km southeast of Friedberg and 22 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main.

The town is divided into four districts: Assenheim, Ilbenstadt, Kaichen, Bönstadt.

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.[3]

Ilbenstadt

Ilbenstadt's first mention as an Eluistat was in 818. At the time, Ilbenstadt consisted of two cloisters.[4] 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.[5] Around 1400, Kaichen's first church was built and rebuilt in 1737 and a baptismal font was added. One of the most popular places in Kaichen is the Gericht zu Kaichen which was a court able to declare to a death penalty.[5]

Bönstadt

Bönstadt first was the property of the counts of Falkenstein, and later of Isenburg-Büdingen, 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.[6] As of January 2009, the town's population stands at 9,360.[7] The area is characterised by agricultural activities, but in its former past, trade played a fundamental role in the local economy.[6]

Politics

Local elections in Niddatal have yielded the following results:

Parties %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30,1 9 39,7 12 42,3 13 39,9 12
SPD Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany 44,6 14 35,5 11 37,1 12 35,9 11
GRÜNE Alliance_90/The_Greens 8,6 3 15,5 5 7,2 2 8,5 3
FWG Freie Wählergemeinschaft Niddatal (Free Voters Niddatal) — — 7,7 2 9,1 3 15,7 5
FDP Free_Democratic_Party_(Germany) 11,5 3 1,6 1 4,3 1 — —
LINKE The Left (Germany) 5,2 2 — — — — — —
Total 100,0 31 100,0 31 100,0 31 100,0 31
Turnout in % 56,9 49,0 47,2 56,6

Sights

Ilbenstadt

Basilica Maria, St. Petrus und Paulus.

Basilica Maria St. Petrus und Paulus was donated by St. Gottfried von Cappenberg in 1123. St. Cappenberg was interred there in 1127 and Pope Pius XI elevated the Church to Basilica Minor status in 1929.[8] Due to secularization in 1803, its cloister was abrogated. After World War II, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz repurchased the cloister from the state Hesse.[8]

Today the church is a landmark 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

  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. ^ Stadt Niddatal. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.
  4. ^ Stadt Niddatal. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b Stadt Niddatal. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.
  6. ^ a b Stadt Niddatal. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.
  7. ^ Stadt Niddatal Archived 14 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Ilbenstadt, Basilika Maria, St. Petrus u. Paulus". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
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