In 1269, Rinzenberg probably had its first documentary mention as Ritzeberg, and thereafter belonged to those villages that were bought back by the Counts of Sponheim after they had enfeoffed Wilhelm von Schwarzenberg with them.

According to precise plans, usable, high-quality stands of trees were felled, sawn and shipped to France for reconstruction efforts.

[5] The German blazon reads: In schräglinks geteiltem Schild vorne rot-silbern geschacht, hinten in Grün ein goldener Ziehbrunnen mit silbernem Eimer.

The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per bend sinister chequy gules and argent and vert a well Or with a pail of the second.

The “chequy” field on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim, Oberamt of Birkenfeld, while the charge on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side, the well, stands for the Legend of Old Rinzenberg (see below).

Most working people commute to jobs in the local area, with the district seat of Birkenfeld, only five kilometres away, being a particularly common destination.