Leyen, which lay in the southeast of today's municipality, on the Traunbach, had its first documentary mention in 1367, whereas Abentheuer, to the north, is first witnessed in records in 1580.

Beginning in the mid-16th century, the working of iron began, first from the pits in Buhlenberg and Elchweiler, then later from Thalfang and Schwarzenbach.

In 1835, the ironworks were bequeathed to the Böcking brothers, who shut the works down in 1875 and moved them to the coal deposits and better shipping links on the Saar.

In the late 17th century, the Hujetssägemühle (Sägemühle means “sawmill” in German) set up shop east of the village in the wooded valley of the Traun.

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[5] To the east runs Bundesstraße 41, and to the south, the Autobahn A 62.