Niederelbert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The municipal area ranges in elevation from 240 to 275 m above sea level.
The community lies in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Niederelbert’s neighbours are Oberelbert, Holler, Horressen and Montabaur.
In 1211, Niederelbert had its first documentary mention. Other forms of the name over the centuries are Elewarthe (1233), Elwarten (1260), Eylewart (1326), Elwert (1385), Nederen eelfart (1427), Nederen Elwert (1499) and Niederlebert (1786).
In Niederelbert there is a Catholic church. It was consecrated in 1910 and has been known since then as St. Josef.
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on…