Eckenroth lies below Schindeldorf, an outlying centre of Stromberg, on the opposite side of the dale from the Steyerberg.

It is assumed, however, that this happened about the year 900, when it was built on ruins left behind by the Romans after their centuries in the region.

A half share of the right of patronage and a part of his tithes from the cropfields and vineyards were transferred by Werner of Bolanden in 1282 to the knight Sir Emilrich of Schonenburg as an enfeoffment.

The tinctures, sable and Or (black and gold), are those formerly borne by the Electorate of the Palatinate, to which Eckenroth belonged for quite a long time.

Municipal council chose the two charges with Eckenroth's traditional industries, forestry and winegrowing, in mind.

The traditional kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kirmesfest) falls on the last Sunday in August and is held on the square before the old school, now an inn called Zur Linde.