 On 20 May 841, Odenbach itself had its first documentary mention.Out of the lordship's "Vogtei" grew bit by bit the "Gericht" (court, or court district) of Odenbach, the same as the territory later known as the "Ämter" of Odenbach and Lauterecken.After the Frankish Imperial partitions in 843 and in 870, the Bishopric of Verdun found that it was somewhat less than straightforward to hold onto East Frankish holdings.