Niederstadtfeld

Niederstadtfeld lies roughly 8 km southwest of Daun, southwestwards towards Bitburg, near Bundesstraße 257, and can be reached directly over Landesstraße (State Road) 27.

The Kleine Kyll itself rises above Neroth and empties into the river Lieser downstream from Manderscheid at the Neumühle ("New Mill").

Niederstadtfeld's neighbours are Bleckhausen, Deudesfeld, Meisburg, Neroth, Oberstadtfeld, Salm, Schutz, Üdersdorf, Wallenborn and Weidenbach.

This ownership arrangement found further confirmation in 1136 under Abbot Albero, who appointed Count Bezelino as the Vogt.

Thus it could have been that the collegiate foundation lost its grip on Stadefeld because the nobility not only claimed the local lordship, but also contributed to the building of a church, which was first mentioned in 1330.

In 1565, Archbishop of Trier Johann VI enfeoffed Count Dietrich I of Manderscheid-Kayl, for him and Margaretha von Sombref's other heirs, with, among other things, holdings of the Lords of Pyrmont, including Stadtfeld.

In August 1794, fire broke out in the newly built barn at the old rectory, which swiftly spread through the lower village, as most houses there still had thatched roofs.

In the time that followed the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), when great economic need prevailed, many people from Niederstadtfeld emigrated to the United States.

The red fess dancetty (that is, horizontal zigzag stripe) was the charge borne in those lords’ arms.

Coat of arms
Coat of arms