Nidder

Course

The Nidder is a left tributary of the Nidda in Hesse, Germany.

Name

Nidder is a variant of Nidda with an " -er" suffix (see also Nidda )

Geography

Course

The Nidder rises in the Vogelsberg, bordering the Herchenhainer height ( 733 m above sea level. NN ) in the high rainfall upper forest. The small stream flowing over Sichenhausen, Kaulstoß and Burkhard passing close to Gedern and is fed by water from the lake Gederner. In Hirzenhain the Nidder flows through a Vorstau, which is part of a power plant complex. In Lißberg the Nidder flows past the balancing pond of Nidderkraftwerks. The derived from the Nidder water and Hiller stream flow to her behind the pond. Passing the nature reserve " Nidderauen " in Glauburg reached the Nidder Lindheim, where the coming out of the room Büdinger Seemenbach opens. With the crossing under the A45 the Nidder reached the Wetterau. After the Old City, maximum and oaks Nidder flows Nidderau. The town's name was chosen after the flood plains of the Nidder. Next on Schoeneck, to Niederdorfelden over, the flows Nidder direction Bad Vilbel and ends at the district Gronau in the Nidda.

Inflows

• Spit Bach ( left)
• Merkenfritz Erbach (left)
• Hiller Bach ( right)
• Bleichenbach (left)
• Seemenbach (left)
• Grenzgraben ( Black hole digging ) (left)
• Grenzgraben (right)
• Lämmchesgraben (right)
• Bach Staden (right)
• Black Laughter trench ( left)
• Neuwiesengraben (right)
• Hesse Jacob trench ( left)
• Lohmühlsgraben (right)
• Krebsbach (right)
• Toth (left)
• Landwehr trench ( right)
• Erlenbach ( right)
• Heller Borner Bach ( left)
• Field Bach ( left)
• Digging in Reith (right)

River system Nidder

• List of watercourses in the river system Nidder

General

In contrast to the artificially straightened and in a " corset " forced Nidda the Nidder flows in most areas still in their original river bed. This can be seen particularly in the annual autumnal and wintry flood, in which the Nidder in many sections rises above the shore and forms a large lake district between the Old Town, Nidderau and Schoeneck.

Due to the increasing environmental awareness of the population and the construction of wastewater treatment plants of the fish population of Nidder is very rich in species again. The Nidder has in the course largely on the water quality level II.

In the Middle Ages the river had an economic significance. Mills along its course by, for example, oaks, Heldenbergen, Niederdorfelden or Windecken In operation, but without water power, is still in Schoeneck the Philippines Mill and the Thylmann mill in which flour is obtained. In Niederdorfelden the historical oil mill was restored in the 18th century and largely set in the old state. In Lißberg and Eckartsborn three others, in mills in operation, but these were equipped to generate electricity using turbines are. One is the built in 1722 Neumühlestrasse Lißberg.

In addition, is the Nidderkraftwerk in Ortenberg - Lißberg. In Hirzenhain and Hiller on the creek water is dammed up, and the natural gradient is used to generate electricity. The balancing pond behind the power plant houses a bird island. At the pond, a mill race is derived. One of the mills also generates electricity for its own consumption.

In the Valley of Nidder also run traffic: on the one running from Frankfurt am Main to Glauburg - floor home Niddertalbahn uses the space for their tracks, on the other hand, the B 521 and B 275 follow the course of many miles its riverbed.

For walkers, inline skaters and cyclists the Niddertal is also popular: For the most part, on the route of the former railway from Vogelsberg Glauburg - floor home to Lauterbach of the volcanic cycle path.