Bergenhausen

Bergenhausen
Bergenhausen
Location of Bergenhausen within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°1′27.72″N 7°34′20.11″E / 50.0243667°N 7.5722528°E / 50.0243667; 7.5722528Coordinates: 50°1′27.72″N 7°34′20.11″E / 50.0243667°N 7.5722528°E / 50.0243667; 7.5722528
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Simmern
Government
• Mayor	Ernst Müller
Area
• Total	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	123
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	55469
Dialling codes	06766
Vehicle registration	SIM

Bergenhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Simmern, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Hunsrück on both sides of the Simmerbach.

Village centre in background

History

The village’s history goes back to Roman times. In 1293, Bergenhausen had its first documentary mention. Beginning in 1794, Bergenhausen lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Religion

The village’s Evangelical congregation belongs to the parish of Pleizenhausen.

Politics

Mayor

Bergenhausen’s mayor is Ernst Müller.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

• Honigberg 2 – estate complex along the street; partly timber-frame, partly slated, 19th century; whole complex of buildings
• Kumbder Weg 1 – estate complex; timber-frame house plastered, half-hipped roof, first fourth of the 19th century, barn with two stables, latter half of the 19th century^[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bergenhausen.

• Bergenhausen in the collective municipality’s webpages (German)
• Bergenhausen in the Wo-Simmern.de travel guide (German)

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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