 The Waldgraves and Rhinegraves, as holders of high jusrisdiction, resided above the Lords of Mühlenstein (later Cratz von Scharfenstein) who resided near Hirsau Church ("Hirsauer Kirche") and at the Springeburg (or Sprengelburg; the ruin still stands today between Eßweiler and Oberweiler im Tal).The name is commonly taken to mean the seat over a "Sprengel", a word meaning “parish”.Johannes Hofmann used the name form "Springeburg" for the castle.