sentences:  Since then, Konken has formed an "Ortsgemeinde" within the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Kusel.In 1999, Konken celebrated what was at the time believed to be the 875th anniversary of its first documentary mention (1124), at which time a comprehensive village chronicle was also published.Konken was originally said to be purely a farming village, but in the late 18th century, the share of the population held by workers was rising steadily, and by the First World War, they were in the majority.