Niddatal
Encyclopedia
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.
The local elections of March 26 2006 yieled the following result:
Wetteraukreis
The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis.-History:...
district in Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is located on the Nidda River
Nidda River
The Nidda is a right tributary of the Main river in Hesse.It springs from the Vogelsberg on the Taufstein mountain range near the town of Schotten, flows through the Niddastausee dam, and the towns of Nidda, Niddatal, Karben, and Bad Vilbel...
, 6 km southeast of Friedberg
Friedberg, Hesse
Friedberg is a town and the capital of the Wetteraukreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 26 kilometers north of Frankfurt am Main.-Division of the town:The town consists of 7 districts:* Bruchenbrücken...
, and 22 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
.
The town is divided into four districts: Assenheim, Ilbenstadt, Kaichen, Bönstadt.
Assenheim
- Assenheim was first mentioned as a township in 1139.
- Assenheim Castle existed between the years 1170 - 1780. Its ruins are still visible today.
Ilbenstadt
- Ilbenstadt's first mention as an Eluistat was in 818. At the time, Ilbenstadt consisted of two cloisters.
- Its Church St. Maria, Petrus und Paulus was elevated to Basilica Minor status in 1929 by Pope : Pius XI..
Kaichen
- Kaichen was founded by a Anshelmus de Cochene in 1231.
- Around 1400, Kaichens first church was built and rebuilt in 1737 and a Baptismal fontBaptismal fontA baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
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 penaltyCapital punishmentCapital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
.
Bönstadt
- Bönstadt first was FalkensteinFalkensteinFalkenstein or Falckenstein is the name of several places and castles in Central Europe as well as a surname:- Places in Germany and Austria :* Falkenstein, Bavaria, district Cham...
, later Isenburg-BüdingenIsenburg-BüdingenIsenburg-Büdingen was a County of southern Hesse, Germany, located in Büdingen. There were two different Counties of the same name. The first was a partition of Isenburg-Cleberg, and was partitioned into Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein and Isenburg-Ronneburg in 1511. The second was a partition of...
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.
- As of January 2009, the town's population stands at 9,360.
- The area is characterised by agricultural activities, but in its former past,
- trade played a fundamental role in the local economy.
Politics
| Parties | % 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
|
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
42,3 | 13 | 39,9 | 12 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
37,1 | 12 | 35,9 | 11 |
| GRÜNE | Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
7,2 | 2 | 8,5 | 3 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
4,3 | 1 | – | – |
| FWG | Free Voters Free Voters Free Voters is a German concept in which an association of persons participates in an election without having the status of a registered political party. Usually it is a locally organized group of voters in the form of a registered association . In most cases, Free Voters are active only at the... Niddatal |
9,1 | 3 | 15,7 | 5 |
| Total | 100,0 | 31 | 100,0 | 31 | |
| Poll in % | 47,2 | 56,6 | |||
Ilbenstadt
- 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.
- By courtesy of secularizationSecularizationSecularization is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions...
in 1803, its clouster had been abrogated. - After World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz rebought the - cloister from the state HesseHesseHesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
.
- 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 (cathedralCathedralA cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
of WetterauWetterauThe Wetterau is a fertile undulating tract, watered by the Wetter, a tributary of the Nidda River, in the western German state of Hesse, between the hilly province Oberhessen and the north-western Taunus mountains....
)