 The mayoralty was dissolved in 1971 upon formation of the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wolfstein, and since then, Rutsweiler an der Lauter has been a self-administering municipality.Rutsweiler an der Lauter was a centre of the West Palatine "Musikantentum" (roughly "musicianhood"), a musical phenomenon that saw local musicians travelling and working all over Europe and the world.The "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wolfstein alone yielded 3,117 such musicians; Rutsweiler's contribution to this total was 115.