Niederhofen

Niederhofen is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in the north of Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality powder stream.

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Geographical location

The place is a little off the main roads south of powder stream on the edge of the Rhine -Westerwald.

Population Development

The development of the population, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Niederhofen consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman. The eight seats on the council are divided into two groups of voters. In the previous election in 2004, a majority vote was held.

Coat of arms

The blazon is: " In gold over green Dreienberg a sechsspeichiges red mill wheel with twelve blades on both sides accompanied by a two-line depending green ear ".

The water wheel and the ears point to the centuries -driven flour mill to Niederhofen, originally a spell wiedische Counts - mill for the six villages of the parish Urbach. The three mountain symbolizes the local situation on the valley slopes of Kirchdorferfeld creek. The colors red and gold, the coat of arms Wiedischen colors indicate the former territorial affiliation. The coat of arms is quite valid since March 16, 1981 after a design by Ernst Zeiler from Raubach.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The nearest motorway junction is Dierdorf on the Autobahn 3 The nearest ICE railway station is in Montabaur on the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main