Dear visitors and business partners, dear Nidda residents,

As Mayor of this charming city at the foot of the Vogelsberg hills, I am delighted at your interest in Nidda and pleased to welcome you to our website.

In your virtual tour, these pages will give you an overview of the highlights and opportunities that make our small city so special. Nestled between the rolling volcanic hills of the Vogelsberg and the pulsing Rhine-Main economic center, you’ll discover the extent and advantages of Nidda’s generous cultural, educational, professional, commercial and industrial landscape.

The lovely spa in the village of Bad Salzhausen – the State of Hesse’s smallest continually operating spa – offers you bathing and wellness pleasure with its thermal baths, springs and wellness offerings. The historically and botanically important Kurpark and natural preserve is enhanced by many attractive cultural, sports and leisure activities.

Each of the 18 Nidda communities – vital villages in their own right – have a distinct, individual profile and valuable infrastructure. We welcome you to explore and enjoy them all.

Keeping our homepage continually up-to-date, we are able to offer you a complete overview of our services and events round-the-clock.  Should you not find what you’re looking for here on the Internet, we hope you’ll stop by or call our City Hall to quickly receive the answers and information you need. Our friendly staff looks forward to serving you.

I wish you – whether during a personal visit or here on the Internet – a pleasant experience in Nidda!

Living and Working in Nidda

Where the Vogelsberg hills touch the Wetterau Valley, along the upper reaches of the Nidda River on its way to Frankfurt am Main, nestles the historic town of Nidda. With its population of nearly 18,000, Nidda is a magnet of the region. The 18 communities incorporated into the Township of Nidda cover a geographical area of 118 square kilometers – nearly 30 thousand acres – of rolling hills, fields, forests and charming villages.

Nidda’s broad commercial offering and cultural points of interest make our town attractive for families and businesses alike. The historic marketplace with its age-old sandstone well, surrounded by quaint lanes, lovingly restored half-timber homes, cafés and specialty shops, is a central meeting point for young and old – welcoming shoppers and visitors from near and far. Bad Salzhausen, the tiniest spa in the State of Hesse, is a comfortable walk from the Nidda centre: delightful with its beautifully landscaped park and botanical gardens, medicinal salt and mineral springs, thermal bath and extensive cultural and wellness offerings.

Nidda’s own contribution to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage is a preserved section of the nearly 2000-year-old Roman Limes – the ancient boundary between Germania and the sprawling Roman Empire – which can still be visited in the village of Unter-Widdersheim.

Nidda’s excellent, family-friendly infrastructure offers every school form from preschool to vocational to university preparatory. An abundant selection of sports and cultural activities for young and old foster new talent and long-lasting friendships. Our fast and comfortable transportation network offers frequent, convenient service via rail and bus to the surrounding communities and the Frankfurt am Main, Hanau and Giessen metropoles.

A modern and attractive center for commerce and industry, Nidda is home to many small and mid-sized businesses, clean manufacturing and light industry. Our shopping facilities – from competent specialty shops to major apparel and general merchandise purveyors, and leading supermarkets are unsurpassed in the region.

Business and Industry 

Our commercial and industrial business community is represented by a broad-based mix of high-performance, flexible, small and mid-sized business and enterprise:

·         Machinery, plant and electrical engineering 

·         Metal, paper and foil processing and production

·         Printing, plastics processing and surface coatings

·         Construction and service companies

Nidda is the traditional home of many building specialty trades and craftsmen, including carpentry and joinery, roofing, painting and plastering, stone and building masonry and electrical, heating and plumbing installation.

Tourism and health services are important and growing industries in Nidda. Two large rehabilitation clinics – including one of Hesse’s top neurological stroke units – as well as the beautiful soft tourism of Bad Salzhausen contribute to Nidda’s growing revenue.

Hands-on Advantages

·         Attractive labor costs by national and international comparison
·         Legally sound investment conditions
·         Generous commercial and industrial areas and parks
·         Economical lot and real estate conditions
·         Good accessibility through modern road and transportation networks

All-round Advantages

·         Bureaucracy “light” – short decision-making processes
·         Well-qualified employees
·         Historically important towns and landmarks
·         Attractive recreational opportunities in nearby parks, woodlands and countryside
·         Manifold educational, cultural and leisure offerings
·         Excellent medical facilities

Commercial and industrial Nidda
State of Hessen
Regional seat of government: Darmstadt
County: Wetteraukreis
Status: mid-sized center

IHK Chamber of Commerce membership: over 120 registered firms

HWK Chamber of Industry: over 250 registered firms

registered Firms: 248 (Juli 2015)

Transportation

Accessibility via Road and Motorway

Nidda is easily accessible through a well-connected network of national, state and local roadways. State roads B 455 from Friedberg to Schotten and 457 from Giessen to Buedingen lead directly to and from Nidda, servicing these communities:

-  B 455 through Eichelsdorf, Ober-Schmitten, Harb and Borsdorf
-  B 457 through Harb und Nidda City

The national motorway A45 (Giessen – Hanau), connecting points north and south, is just 10 minutes (12km) away. The A5 (Frankfurt-Kassel) is approximately 20 minutes (25 km) away.

Railway Service

Nidda forms the axis for railway service on the Lahn-Kinzig Line from Gelnhausen to Giessen – connecting to Hanau and Fulda – and the Nidda-Friedberg Line, connecting with direct service to Frankfurt and Kassel.

The Lahn-Kinzig Line is serviced from the Nidda, Ober-Widdersheim and Borsdorf stations. The Friedberg – Nidda Line is serviced from the stations in Nidda, Bad Salzhausen and Häuser Hof (Ober-Widdersheim). Generous Park-and-Ride and Kiss-and Ride service is available at all stations.

Local Bus and Group-Taxi Service

All 18 Nidda communities are connected by frequent bus and group-taxi service, timed to correspond to connecting rail service. 

Air Travel

The nearest international airport is the Frankfurt-Rhein-Main Airport, located approximately 70 km away, to the south of Frankfurt am Main. Easily accessible via the A45 and A5 motorways. Small aircraft is serviced by the Reichelsheim airfield, 15 km from Nidda City.

Distances

To Friedberg - 28 km
To Giessen - 34 km
To Hanau - 40 km
To Frankfurt am Main - 68 km
To Fulda - 63 km
To Kassel - 162 km

Climate

The annual average rainfall to Nidda City traditionally lies between 600 and 850 mm (240 to 320 inches). These values increase from the southwest to the northeast. The average annual temperatures range from 7.5°C to 9°C. Nidda enjoys a year-round moderate climate with little to moderate snowfall in the winter months.