Niederalben

Niederalben is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland -Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Altenglan.

Geography

The place is in Steinalptal in the Western Palatinate. 72.7 % of the district area is forested. In the southeast there is St. Julian, in the south Rathsweiler and northwest is the Baumholder military training area.

History

1816 the place with the Principality of Lichtenberg, a newly exclave of the duchy of Saxe -Coburg -Saalfeld, respectively in 1826 the duchy of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha. With this he fell to Prussia in 1834, which the district Sankt Wendel created from this area. After separation of the main part of the newly created Saar was built in 1920 the remainder circle St. Wendel - Baumholder, to which the place belonged until 1937, when he was incorporated into the district of Birkenfeld. In 1969, he was reclassified in the district of Kusel.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Niederalben consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

Coat of arms

The front half of the shield refers to the former game counts as local lords. The rear half of the shield shows the nature reserve " anemone ". A three mountain represents the surrounding hills.

Economy and infrastructure

In the southwest is the A 62 in Altenglan is a station on the railway line Landstuhl - Kusel.

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