 Schellweiler lay in the "Remigiusland", which belonged from the Early Middle Ages to the Reformation first to the Bishopric of Reims and then later to the Abbey of Saint-Remi at Reims.From 1127 to 1444, the Counts of Veldenz held the "Vogtei" over this area.In 1444, the County of Veldenz met its end when Count Friedrich III of Veldenz died without a male heir.