 In 1429, the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves enfeoffed a man named Johann von Hagen with the villages and courts of "Alben", "Nyderalben" and "Hunehausen".Here, the name "Alben" was used for a place that still exists now, part of Niederalben, and today customarily called the "Oberdorf" ("upper village").In the 16th century, Niederalben – here meaning only the part today customarily called the "Unterdorf" ("lower village") – passed to the Lords of Groroth.