sentences:  The spelling used for “Breitenbach” in that document, however, was "Breidenbach", and it could be that the document in question refers to Breidenbach in Moselle (Lorraine), France, not far south of Hornbach.The parish of Breitenbach might well be very old, and it is not known from documents when it first came into being.The village was likely a parish seat before its first documentary mention, and as such it would have belonged to the Glan chapter.