sentences:  Even before Etschberg was mentioned, the name of the now vanished village of Leidenstall cropped up in a document, according to which the villages of Leidenstall and Eisenbach were to pay a tax of seven solidi in Electoral-Trier currency to the "Schultheiß" of Kusel.In 1546, the "Leidenstaller Hube" (a rural area) was still mentioned; it had to pay 28 "Mittel" of oats to the Gracious Lord.Etschberg remained with the County of Veldenz until 1444 when the last count died without a male heir.