[4] Its Church St. Maria, Petrus und Paulus was elevated to Basilica Minor status in 1929 by Pope Pius XI.

[7] The area is characterised by agricultural activities, but in its former past, trade played a fundamental role in the local economy.

[6] Local elections in Niddatal have yielded the following results: Basilica Maria St. Petrus und Paulus was donated by St. Gottfried von Cappenberg in 1123.

St. Cappenberg was interred there in 1127 and Pope Pius XI elevated the Church to Basilica Minor status in 1929.

After World War II, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz repurchased the cloister from the state Hesse.