Berzhahn lies on the north slope of the broad woodland 4 km southeast of Westerburg. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1338, Berzhahn had its first documentary mention.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (''Bürgermeister''), who were elected in a
majority vote
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