sentences:  The village belonged to the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves, bearing witness to which is the lion in the municipality's coat of arms.The name makes clear a link with a spring (the element "—born—" still means “spring” in Modern High German, although the usual form is "Brunnen") at the founding site, while the first syllable, "Schön—" (meaning “lovely” or “nice”) likely refers to the estate's location with its lovely view.Within what are now Homberg's limits once lay the village of Käsweiler, named in 1319 as "Kesewilre" (or "Kesvilre") and about 1500 as "Keßwiller".