sentences:  In earlier days, wall remnants were found.In the Middle Ages and Early Modern times, Eßweiler belonged to the "Eßweiler Tal" complex ("Tal" means “dale” or “valley”), a territorial unit comprising not only Eßweiler but also Oberweiler im Tal, Hinzweiler, Nerzweiler, Hundheim, Aschbach, Horschbach, Elzweiler and Hachenbach, all of which today lie within the Kusel district.A cleared area that included the greater part of the "Eßweiler Tal" was donated to Prüm Abbey in Prüm in the Eifel between 868 and 870.