Bergenhusen

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Bergenhusen
Coordinates: 54°22′37″N9°19′1″E / 54.37694°N 9.31694°E / 54.37694; 9.31694
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) [1]
  Total
734
  Density40/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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. https://bergenhusen.de/gemeinde/
  3. wahlen-sh.de
  4. https://bergenhusen.de/gemeinde/kindergarten/
  5. https://bergenhusen.de/gemeinde/schule/