Niederstaufenbach

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Kusel
Association municipality :	Kusel-Altenglan
Height :	240 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.01 km 2
Residents:	262 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	130 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	66879
Area code :	06385
License plate :	KUS
Community key :	07 3 36 068
Association administration address:	Marktplatz 1 ; 66869 Kusel
Local Mayor :	Karl Hahnenberger
Location of the local community Niederstaufenbach in the district of Kusel

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

geography

Niederstaufenbach is located in the West Palatinate between the Walbersberg and the Krämel. The Reichenbach flows through the village. In the north is Bosenbach , in the south Oberstaufenbach and in the west is Föckelberg .

politics

Municipal council

The council in Niederstaufenbach consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

Karl Hahnenberger became the mayor of Niederstaufenbach in 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with a share of the vote of 92.86%.

Hahnenberger's predecessor was Werner Kraus.

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a black shield head with a golden wave bar, including a red, blue-tongued and blue-armored lion on a gold background in front of a black rock. The lion is the heraldic animal of the Rheingrafen . The coat of arms was deliberately designed similarly to the coat of arms of Oberstaufenbach. The approval was given in 1976 by the district government of Rheinhessen-Pfalz .

Economy and Infrastructure

Niederstaufenbach is a commuter community . In the southwest is the A 62 . In Altenglan there is a train station on the Landstuhl – Kusel railway line .

literature

Literature about Niederstaufenbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate state bibliography

Web links

Commons : Niederstaufenbach - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
↑ ^a ^b Farewell after 25 years. Die Rheinpfalz, July 21, 2014, accessed on May 15, 2020 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Kusel-Altenglan, Verbandsgemeinde, 24th line of results. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections

[Wahl_2014-3] Farewell after 25 years. Die Rheinpfalz, July 21, 2014, accessed on May 15, 2020 .

[4] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Kusel-Altenglan, Verbandsgemeinde, 24th line of results. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .