Nidda Castle

The service building of the District Court was located in Nidda Castle. It stands on the site of a moated castle originally built as the seat of Count Volkold II of Nidda for road security. The rectangular floor plan with the stair tower projecting from the long side is built in the late Gothic style, while the decorative forms of the portal are already attributed to the Renaissance. Later, the castle, built on the foundations of the old fortress, served as a refuge for Landgrave Ernst Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt during the war years of 1688 and 1693.