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Niedert 
NiedertLocation of Niedert within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Coordinates 50°7′40″N 7°32′38″E / 50.12778°N 7.54389°ECoordinates: 50°7′40″N 7°32′38″E / 50.12778°N 7.54389°E Administration Country Germany State Rhineland-Palatinate District Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Municipal assoc. Emmelshausen Mayor Rainer Martin Basic statistics Area 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) Elevation 415 m (1362 ft) Population 134 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 61 /km2 (157 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate SIM Postal code 56291 Area code 06746 Niedert is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Emmelshausen, whose seat is in the like-named town.
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Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Hunsrück 3 km south of Emmelshausen and 9 km southwest of the Rhine at Hirzenach. Niedert lies right on the Hunsrückhöhenstraße (“Hunsrück Heights Road”, a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders).
History
Niedert belonged to the Lower County of Katzenelnbogen. Beginning in 1794, Niedert lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman[2].
Mayor
Niedert’s mayor is Rainer Martin[3].
Coat of arms
The German blazon reads: Von Gold über Silber geteilt durch einen schräglinken blauen Wellenbalken, oben ein blau bewehrter und gezungter roter Löwe, unten eine schwarze Postkutsche.
The municipality’s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: A bend sinister wavy azure between Or a lion passant gules armed and langued of the first, and argent a stagecoach sable.
The lion refers to the village’s former allegiance to the Lower County of Katzenelnbogen, while the other charge refers to the coaching inn that was formerly located in Niedert. The “bend sinister wavy” (slanted stripe) symbolizes the Baybach, a brook which on one side of the municipality marks the municipal limit, and which once also marked the boundary between two territories[4].
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[5]
- Hauptstraße 22 – estate complex; slated timber-frame building, stable/barn, 19th century; whole complex of buildings
Economy and infrastructure
Education
In Niedert, a forest kindergarten was founded in 2000; it is based in Emmelshausen-Liesenfeld.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf.
- ^ Municipal election results for Niedert
- ^ Niedert’s mayor
- ^ Description and explanation of Niedert’s arms
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district
External links
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Rhein-Hunsrück geography stubs
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