sentences:  While sinking a shaft at the Labach mine in 1956, workers found remnants of a Roman tomb.When Breitenbach arose as a settlement is not known.According to the first documentary mention in 1303, Henelo, called Mula von Saarbrücken, sold his lord, Count Walram I of Zweibrücken (1269-1309), rights to yearly income from the village of "Breidenbach" worth 20 pounds in Metz pennies ("Pfennige"), namely one pig worth 12 shillings ("Schillinge"), five "Viertel" of average wine, eight capons and 30 penny loaves ("Pfennigbrote").