The village lies in Rhenish Hesse, and it belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wöllstein, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.

In 2005, Eckelsheim achieved first place in the countrywide contest Unser Dorf hat Zukunft (“Our Village Has a Future”), and since then has called itself Golddorf.

This was made possible by a yearlong effort by many people not only to uphold the village’s charm and character, but also to actively shape and further develop it.

The wheel likely stands for the Lords of Bolanden, who held Eckelsheim until 1360, and the lower half is Lorraine’s coat of arms, a reference to when sovereignty over the village passed to François III Étienne, Duke of Lorraine (who later became Holy Roman Emperor).

At the Sommer-Inn, winemakers, clubs or others take turns inviting visitors to eat, drink and be merry.