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 (2015-12-31)
• Total	115
• Density	43/km2 (110/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.

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

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.

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

Bergenhausen’s mayor is Ernst Müller.

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