Niederaula, municipality in Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg in Hesse, Germany
Niederaula is a market municipality in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district of Hesse, made up of eight separate villages, among them Mengshausen, Solms, and Niederjossa. It sits in gently rolling countryside with farmland, forests, and small streams that feed into the Fulda River.
The area appears in written records as far back as 779, when Charlemagne granted land to a nearby monastery. Over the centuries, Niederaula grew into a trading and market hub, which led to its current status as a market municipality.
The name Niederaula comes from the Aula River, which runs through the area and gives the place its identity. On market days, people from the surrounding villages gather in the central area, where local goods and crafts are sold and exchanged.
The municipality is easy to get around on foot or by bike, as the paths linking the villages are manageable and not too long. For connections to nearby towns or larger shopping options, regular bus services run through the area.
The Heussner-Turm is a lookout tower on the Mengshäuser Kuppe hill that gives a broad view over the surrounding hills and forests, and it draws walkers from the wider region. A local skat card game club won an international tournament in 2007, a sign of how seriously this traditional card game is taken in the area.
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