Schmitten im Taunus, Kr. Hochtaunus, Hessen

In 1760, Schmitten (including the area near Seelenberg) belonged to the Herrschaft Reifenberg (Lordship/Dominion of Reifenberg), which was owned by the counts of Waldbott von Bassenheim. This was an imperial knightly (Reichsritterschaft) territory within the Holy Roman Empire, not part of larger principalities such as Nassau-Usingen or the Electorate of Trier (Kurtrier). The dominion included the villages of Oberreifenberg, Niederreifenberg, Seelenberg, Schmitten, and Arnoldshain (later combined with Kransberg). Bassenheim here refers not to a separate principality near Koblenz (the Herrschaft Bassenheim under Kurtrier), but specifically to the branch of the count of Waldbott von Bassenheim who owned Reifenberg in the Taunus. 

Today, Schmitten im Taunus is part of the parish headquartered in nearby Seelenberg. Before 2021, it was known as just Schmitten.

The ruins of the Hattstein castle are located near Schmitten.