Nidderau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Nidderau
within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district | |
 Location of Nidderau | |
Nidderau Nidderau | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 8°54′E / 50.250°N 8.900°E / 50.250; 8.900 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Andreas Bär1 (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.73 km2 (18.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 20,119 |
| • Density | 430.5/km2 (1,115/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 61130 |
| Dialling codes | 06187 |
| Vehicle registration | MKK |
| Website | www.nidderau.de |
Nidderau (German: [ˈnɪdɐʔaʊ] ⓘ, lit. 'Nidder meadow') is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Hanau, and 20 km northeast of Frankfurt. Nidderau was created in the merger of the municipality of Heldenbergen with the town of Windecken on January 1, 1970. Eichen and Erbstadt joined Nidderau on January 1, 1972 and Ostheim merged with Nidderau in July 1974.
Gallery
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Townhall Windecken -
Church Stiftskirche Windecken -
View of marketplace -
View of Pestalozzi-Strasse
Known personalities
- Wilhelm Adam (1893-1978), politician and general
- Rodolphe Lindt (1855-1909), chocolate manufacturer
- Lassa Oppenheim (1858-1919), German jurist
References
References
- "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.