It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the like-named town.
In the wake of the death of Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads, the cathedral chapter met on March 27, 1531 and elected Metzenhausen as the new Archbishop of Trier.
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Johann von Metzenhausen was born in Neef in 1492, the son of Heinrich von Metzenhausen and his wife Margarete Boos von Waldeck.
The Evangelical parish of Ober Kostenz, to which Schwarzen also belonged, merged in 1978 with the parish of Todenroth, while at the same time Kludenbach and Metzenhausen passed to Ober Kostenz.
The following places are nearby (with distances in kilometres): Würrich (2), Ober Kostenz (2), Nieder Kostenz (4), Kappel (6), Kludenbach (6), Todenroth (8), Metzenhausen (10).