sentences:  The municipality lies in the North Palatine Uplands in the Lauter valley at an elevation of roughly 175 m above sea level, about halfway between the towns of Lauterecken and Wolfstein.The elevations either side of the dale reach up to 350 m above sea level (Schauerberg 328 m, Jungenwald 349 m).The municipal area measures 221 ha, of which roughly 15 ha is settled and 93 ha is wooded.