The municipality lies in the Hunsrück, in a hollow in the Dhron valley.

Local finds from Hallstatt and La Tène times are displayed at the Trier Rhenish State Museum.

The village had its first documentary mention in a pledge document from Count Heinrich at Salm issued on 1 December 1281.

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

[2] The municipality's arms might be described thus: Argent a cross gules surmounted by a two-handled jug Or.