Bergenhusen

Bergenhusen
Bergenhusen
Municipality
	Old parsonage in Bergenhusen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bergenhusen within Schleswig-Flensburg district
	Bergenhusen Bergenhusen
	Coordinates: 54°22′37″N 9°19′1″E / 54.37694°N 9.31694°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Schleswig-Flensburg
Municipal assoc.	Kropp-Stapelholm
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Schriever
Area
• Total	18.22 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	734
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24861
Dialling codes	04885
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	bergenhusen.de

Bergenhusen (Danish: Berringhuse) is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ^[2]

In Danish, the town is also called Berringhuse . The town was first mentioned as Beveringhuse in 1304. The town name is derived from beaver (Beveringhuse) .

The village is also referred to as stork town(storkeby) , as most years there are at least ten to twelve pairs of storks on the town's roofs. In addition, many Saxon farms from the 18th century can be seen here.

The municipality cooperates on an administrative level with other municipalities in the Krop-Stabelholm community (Amt Kropp-Stapelholm).

Geography

Bergenhusen is located on the Stapelholm geest ridge in the Eider-Treene-Sorge lowlands . Blumental, Brunsholm, Lüttensee and Osterfeld are located in the municipal area. The eastern border of the municipal area is formed by the Alte Sorge , in the west flows the Treene and forms the transition to the Nordfriesland district .

Politics

Municipal Council

A total of nine seats were awarded in the local elections on May 14, 2023. Of these, the Active Voters' Association Bergenhusen received six seats and the CDU three seats.^[3]

Mayor

Helmut Schriever (AWgB) was elected mayor for the 2013-2018 and 2018-2023 electoral periods, succeeding Helmut Mumm (CDU).

Education

There is Kindergarten Storchennest for kids^[4] and elementary school called Stapelholm Elementary School Bergenhusen Branch.^[5]

Weblinks

Gemeinde Bergenhusen

References

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

[2] ttps://bergenhusen.de/gemeinde/

[3] wahlen-sh.de

[4] ttps://bergenhusen.de/gemeinde/kindergarten/

[5] ttps://bergenhusen.de/gemeinde/schule/

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