The foundation of the place "Ulfaha" or "Olaffa" was so often called like "settlement located near water or swamp" and was allowed to be found in the ninth or tenth century. Feudal lords were to begin with the monastery Fulda, then the counts of Nidda and Ziegenhain. The two six-pointed stars, the coat of arms symbol of the Ziegenhainer nobility, is symbolic also of the common coat of arms of Ulfa with these territorial affiliations. In 1290 the last member of Ulfa's line of nobility, the Knight Guntrum of Ulfa died. At this time Ulfa was also governing center and possesses up to now the right to regulate commerce. Ulfa had from there also the title "Marketspot".

The nucleus of the locality is shaped from excellent half-timbering and from farming. In the middle of the district stands the influential, over 800 year old church with its defense tower. In it hangs, near the two other bells, one bell cast in the year 1334, which certainly ranked with the oldest Hessians.