Bergen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Bergen is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Herrnstein.
Land use
The largest part of the municipal area is occupied by a 4.5 km ² of woodland, the rest of the agrarian village consists mainly of farmland.
History
In the year 926 Bergen was first mentioned. Southwest was formerly the place Staufenberg.
After the Second World War over sixty companies in agriculture were in the village still active; there are currently only seven, most of which are only done part time.
Until 1969, Bergen still had its own elementary school. After its closure, the students of the nearby neighborhood of Frankfurt city Kirn were assigned ( the district of Bad Kreuznach ).
The community association Herrnstein taught Finally, in 1995 a branch gruff kindergarten with a capacity of 50 children aged three to six years, which also is open for the next generation of the neighboring villages Berschweiler, Griebelschied and Sonnschied.
The development of the inhabitants of Bergen, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Bergen consists of eight council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
Cultural and social life
In addition to the sports club SV 07, there is a Friends of the volunteer fire department mountains, a fishing club, a Country Women's Association, and the Evangelical Women's Aid. In addition to the farm holdings, there are several craft shops and a restaurant with board.