Nidderau

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Nidderau within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district

(2020–26) Andreas Bär^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total46.73 km² (18.04 sq mi)Elevation

125 m (410 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total20,700 • Density440/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

61130

Dialling codes06187Vehicle registrationMKKWebsitewww.nidderau.de

Nidderau (German: [ˈnɪ.dəʁ.aʊ̯] ^ⓘ) 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

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

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.