Bergen () is a former municipality in

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. Presently, it is part of

Bergen-Enkheim Bergen-Enkheim is a borough ('' Ortsbezirk'') of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bergen-Enkheim is a popular residential area with families and sports enthusiasts for its small-town character, excellent infrastructure, and the highest number of clubs ...

, a borough of

Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

. It was the location of the Battle of Bergen (Seven Years' War). During the election of

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor, as well as King of Hungary, Croatia and King of Bohemia, Bohemia, and List of rulers of Austria, Archduke of Austri ...

, Bergen was the location of an encampment, organized by Count Wilhelm IX. of Hessen to protect the electoral city Frankfurt am Main and the electoral college assembled there.Bernard Wilhelm Wiederhold: Beschreibung des Lagers bei Bergen; Weisenhaus Buchdruckerei, Cassel, 1791

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{{Reflist Former municipalities in Hesse Geography of Frankfurt