# Niddatal
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{{Expand German|topic=geo|Niddatal|date=July 2017}}{{Cleanup|reason=Needs grammar/tone correction|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadt
|name = Niddatal
|image_coa = DEU Niddatal COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|50|17|54|N|8|48|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Niddatal in FB.svg
|state = Hesse
|region = Darmstadt
|district = Wetteraukreis
|elevation = 121
|area = 40.25
|postal_code = 61194
|area_code = 06034
|licence = FB
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 017
|divisions = 4 districts
|website = [https://www.niddatal.de/ www.niddatal.de]
|mayor = Michael Hahn[{{cite web|url=https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2022-10/direktwahlen_09_2022_10102022.xlsx|title=Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden|language=de|date=5 September 2022|publisher=[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt](/source/Hessisches_Statistisches_Landesamt)|format=XLS}}]
|leader_term = 2020–26
|party = CDU
}}
'''Niddatal''' ({{IPA|de|ˈnɪdaˌtaːl|-|De-Niddatal.ogg}}, {{lit|[Nidda](/source/Nidda_(river)) Valley}}) is a town in the [Wetteraukreis](/source/Wetteraukreis) district in [Hesse](/source/Hesse), Germany. It is located on the river [Nidda](/source/Nidda_(river)), 6 km southeast of [Friedberg](/source/Friedberg%2C_Hesse) and 22 km northeast of [Frankfurt am Main](/source/Frankfurt).
The town is divided into four districts: [Assenheim](/source/Assenheim_(Hessen)), [Ilbenstadt](/source/Ilbenstadt), [Kaichen](/source/Kaichen), [Bönstadt](/source/B%C3%B6nstadt).
==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.[[http://www.niddatal.de/index_main.php?unid=587&websiteid=normal Stadt Niddatal]. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.]
===Ilbenstadt===
Ilbenstadt's first mention as an ''Eluistat'' was in 818. At the time, Ilbenstadt consisted of two cloisters.[[http://www.niddatal.de/index_main.php?unid=591&websiteid=normal Stadt Niddatal]. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.] Its Church ''St. Maria, Petrus und Paulus'' was elevated to [Basilica Minor](/source/Basilica_Minor) status in 1929 by [Pope Pius XI](/source/Pope_Pius_XI).
===Kaichen===
right|255px|thumb|A reconstructed Roman fountain near Niddatal-Kaichen.
Kaichen was founded by a ''Anshelmus de Cochene'' in 1231.[[http://www.niddatal.de/index_main.php?unid=592&websiteid=normal Stadt Niddatal]. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.] Around 1400, Kaichen's first church was built and rebuilt in 1737 and a [baptismal font](/source/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.[[http://www.niddatal.de/index_main.php?unid=584&websiteid=normal Stadt Niddatal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201104949/http://niddatal.de/index_main.php?unid=584&websiteid=normal |date=1 February 2009 }}. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.] As of January 2009, the town's population stands at 9,360.[[http://www.niddatal.de/index_main.php?unid=797&websiteid=normal Stadt Niddatal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614200338/https://www.niddatal.de/index_main.php?unid=797&websiteid=normal |date=14 June 2018 }}. Niddatal.de. Retrieved on 5 January 2014.] The area is characterised by agricultural activities, but in its former past, trade played a fundamental role in the local economy.
2016'''
|align="center" | '''Seats
2016'''
|align="center" | '''%
2011'''
|align="center" | '''Seats
2011'''
|align="center" | '''%
2006'''
|align="center" | '''Seats
2006'''
|align="center" | '''%
2001'''
|align="center" | '''Seats
2001'''
|-
|CDU
|[Christian Democratic Union of Germany](/source/Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany)
|align="right" |30,1
|align="right" |9
|align="right" |39,7
|align="right" |12
|align="right" |42,3
|align="right" |13
|align="right" |39,9
|align="right" |12
|-
|SPD
|[Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany)
|align="right" |44,6
|align="right" |14
|align="right" |35,5
|align="right" |11
|align="right" |37,1
|align="right" |12
|align="right" |35,9
|align="right" |11
|-
| GRÜNE
| [Alliance_90/The_Greens](/source/Alliance_90%2FThe_Greens)
|align="right" |8,6
|align="right" |3
|align="right" |15,5
|align="right" |5
|align="right" |7,2
|align="right" |2
|align="right" |8,5
|align="right" |3
|-
|FWG
|Freie Wählergemeinschaft Niddatal (Free Voters Niddatal)
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |7,7
|align="right" |2
|align="right" |9,1
|align="right" |3
|align="right" |15,7
|align="right" |5
|-
| FDP
| [Free_Democratic_Party_(Germany)](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_(Germany))
|align="right" |11,5
|align="right" |3
|align="right" |1,6
|align="right" |1
|align="right" |4,3
|align="right" |1
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |—
|-
|LINKE
|[The Left (Germany)](/source/The_Left_(Germany))
|align="right" |5,2
|align="right" |2
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |—
|align="right" |—
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
|colspan="2" |'''Total'''
|align="right" |'''100,0'''
|align="right" |'''31'''
|align="right" |'''100,0'''
|align="right" |'''31'''
|align="right" |'''100,0'''
|align="right" |'''31'''
|align="right" |'''100,0'''
|align="right" |'''31'''
|-
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
|colspan="2" |'''Turnout in %'''
|colspan="2" align="right" |'''56,9'''
|colspan="2" align="right" |'''49,0'''
|colspan="2" align="right" |'''47,2'''
|colspan="2" align="right" |'''56,6'''
|}
==Sights==
===Ilbenstadt===
right|thumb|''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](/source/Basilica_Minor) status in 1929.[{{cite web |url=http://www.bistummainz.de/bistum/menschen/musik_kunst/kirchen_kloester/ilbenstadt.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015170028/http://www.bistummainz.de/bistum/menschen/musik_kunst/kirchen_kloester/ilbenstadt.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2008 |accessdate=8 July 2007 |df=dmy-all |title=Ilbenstadt, Basilika Maria, St. Petrus u. Paulus }}] Due to [secularization](/source/secularization) in 1803, its cloister was abrogated.
After [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the [Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Mainz) repurchased the cloister from the state [Hesse](/source/Hesse).