sentences:  In 1350, Rhinegrave Johann II joined the Waldgraviate’s inheritance through marriage, and henceforth, the comital family called itself “Waldgraves and Rhinegraves” ("Wild- und Rheingrafen" in German), later adding to this the title Count of Salm in 1475.On 29 July 1330, the village was granted town rights on the Kaiserslautern model in a freedom certificate by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian, although there were no major attendant effects.The village was still habitually called a "Tal" (“dale” or “valley”) or "Flecken" (“market”).