Niddatal

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 font 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 penalty.

Bönstadt

Bönstadt first was the property of the counts of Falkenstein, and later of Isenburg-Büdingen, 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 toform 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

The local elections of 26 March 2006 yielded the following result:

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. elevatedthe Church to Basilica Minor status in 1929.By courtesy of secularization in 1803, its clouster had been abrogated.After World War II, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz rebought thecloister from the state Hesse.Today the church is a representant of Ilbenstadt which is also visible becauseof the eternalisation on town emblem. Regionally, the church is also known asDom der Wetterau (cathedral of Wetterau)