Niederkumbd

Niederkumbd is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Simmern, whose seat is in the like-named town.GeographyLocationThe municipality lies in the Hunsrück, roughly 4 km north of Simmern, and is characterized by agriculture. The municipal area measures 2.27 km².HistoryIn 1310, Niederkumbd had its first documentary mention. At that time, the village was called Hasencomede and was closely tied to the Cistercian convent at Klosterkumbd. In the Middle Ages, there was a local noble family that bore the same name. Disagreements between the County of Sponheim and the Elector of the Palatinate led in 1368 to a feud around Niederkumbd. Thereafter, the Count of Sponheim had to acknowledge Comital Palatine authority over the village. Beginning in 1410, Niederkumbd belonged to the Duchy of Simmern, which introduced the Reformation in 1556. Later, the Count Palatine of the Rhine became the landholder once again. Beginning in 1794, Niederkumbd lay under French rule. In 1814 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.