The Nidder is a 69 km long
river in
Hesse,
Germany, and part of the
Main-
Rhine system.
From its source at
Herchenhainer Höhe
Herchenhainer Höhe is a mountain of Hesse, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member ...
it flows down to
Bad Vilbel
Bad Vilbel () is a spa town in Hesse (Hessen), Germany, famous for its many mineral water Spring (hydrology), springs. Bad Vilbel is the largest town in the Wetteraukreis district and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, Frankfurt R ...
where it meets with the
Nidda. The
Bonifatiusweg, the route taken to bring the body of
Saint Boniface
Boniface, OSB ( la, Bonifatius; 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictines, Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the eighth century. He organised significant ...
from Mainz to Fulda, runs along the right (north) bank of the river.
References
Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of the Vogelsberg
Rivers of Germany
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