Bergenhausen
Municipality
Location of Bergenhausen within Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 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-Rheinböllen
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Wilhelm Enk[1]
Area
• Total	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	115
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern.

Geography

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.

Politics

Mayor

Bergenhausen's mayor is Wilhelm Enk.^[1]

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^[3]