Niederhelden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Niederhelden impresses due to the successful transition from a village mostly marked by agriculture to a vivid and economically profitable municipality with a great sense of belonging within the community. Today Niederhelden is a living, economic, and recreation area of great quality, which is distinguished by the unity of half-timbered buildings within the village, the carefully balanced use of natural resources, as well as constructional development to strengthen tourism. Moreover, the community members‘ high engagement in the local clubs and the preservation of the identity of the small municipality situated in a large district is characteristic.

Evaluated: 2012