 It is likely that Stegen had not yet arisen by 992.Since the so-called "Remigiusland" was always endangered by neighbouring free nobles’ encroachment, it was given over in the early 12th century to Count Gerlach from the Nahegau as a lordly protectorate, a "Vogtei".It was at this time that the Monastery on the Remigiusberg came into being, and it can be assumed that until this time, the area had been governed by a branch of the Abbey of Saint-Remi in Reims.