Country Germany District Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Postal codes 55469 Area 2.68 km² Local time Saturday 5:54 PM Dialling code 06766 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 06766 Population 114 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 55469 Municipal assoc. Simmern | |
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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.
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Map of 55469 Bergenhausen, Germany
Location
The municipality lies in the Hunsrück on both sides of the Simmerbach.
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.
Mayor
Bergenhausen’s mayor is Ernst Müller.
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: