Niederwald is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

[2] Niederwald has an area, as of 2011[update], of 4.7 square kilometers (1.8 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, on Coupeaux Vert three Pine trees of the same trunked proper, a Chief Azure.

[3] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (65 or 92.9%) as their first language, French is the second most common (3 or 4.3%) and Serbo-Croatian is the third (2 or 2.9%).

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][10] It was home to famous hotelier César Ritz, who is buried in the local cemetery.

The entire village of Niederwald is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[11] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 75.3% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 24 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 53.3%.

[13] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 24 votes were cast, of which or about 0.0% were invalid.

[3] There were 35 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.7% of the workforce.

[3] From the 2000 census[update], 65 or 92.9% were Roman Catholic, while or 0.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.