ang ’ s ▁only ▁out lying ▁Ortste il ▁is ▁B ä sch . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 6 3 2 , ▁Th alf ang ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁document ary ▁mention . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁Th alf ang ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Mark ▁D hr one cken . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁Arch bishop ric ▁of ▁T rier ▁from ▁ 1 6 4 5 , ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁shown ▁as ▁Th alf in ck . ▁ ▁Only ▁under ▁French ▁rule ▁was ▁the ▁Mark ▁D hr one cken ▁dissol ved , ▁and ▁the ▁Mayor alt ies ▁( M ai ries ) ▁of ▁T alling ▁and ▁Th alf ang ▁came ▁into ▁being . ▁To ▁the ▁May oral ty ▁of ▁Th alf ang ▁also ▁belonged ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁B ä sch , ▁B urt scheid , ▁De us el bach , ▁D hr one cken , ▁Et g ert , ▁Hil scheid , ▁Im m ert , ▁Mal born , ▁R or od t ▁and ▁a ▁place ▁called ▁R öder bach , ▁which ▁was ▁for s aken ▁about ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁However , ▁only ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁later , ▁once ▁the ▁Pr us si ans ▁held ▁s way ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁the ▁Mayor alt ies ▁of ▁T alling ▁and ▁Th alf ang ▁were ▁un ited ▁into ▁an ▁entity ▁called ▁the ▁Amt ▁of ▁Th alf ang . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Th alf ang ▁has ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Rh