Bergenhusen

Bergenhusen
Municipality
Old parsonage in Bergenhusen
Coat of arms
Location of Bergenhusen within Schleswig-Flensburg district
Bergenhusen Show map of Germany Bergenhusen Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°22′37″N 9°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
• 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).

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 .

There is Kindergarten Storchennest for kids^[3] and elementary school called Stapelholm Elementary School Bergenhusen Branch.^[4]

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