Bergenhausen

Coordinates: 50°1′27.72″N 7°34′20.11″E / 50.0243667°N 7.5722528°E / 50.0243667; 7.5722528
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Bergenhausen
Location of Bergenhausen within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
Bergenhausen is located in Germany
Bergenhausen
Bergenhausen
Bergenhausen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Bergenhausen
Bergenhausen
Coordinates: 50°1′27.72″N 7°34′20.11″E / 50.0243667°N 7.5722528°E / 50.0243667; 7.5722528
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Simmern-Rheinböllen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Wilhelm Enk[1]
Area
 • Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total118
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55469
Dialling codes06766
Vehicle registrationSIM

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 Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern.

Village centre in background

Geography[edit]

Location[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Politics[edit]

Mayor[edit]

Bergenhausen's mayor is Wilhelm Enk.[1]

Culture and sightseeing[edit]

Buildings[edit]

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[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Rhein-Hunsrück district

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