Nidda () is a town in the district Wetterau, in

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. It is situated on the Nidda river, approximately northeast of

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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

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, several families from this region travelled to

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in the late 18th century to settle in the

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Region near

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/ref> 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

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Muslim Jamaat opened its first purpose-built mosque in Nidda in 2011.

Mayors

*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

* 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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References

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