 In 1816, after a transitional period, Oberweiler belonged within this territory to the Canton of Wolfstein and the "Landkommissariat" (later "Bezirksamt", and later still "Landkreis" or District) of Kusel.After the First World War, the Kingdom of Bavaria became the Free State of Bavaria.In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Nazi Party (NSDAP) became quite popular in Oberweiler im Tal.