 The former railway station stands on the left bank, about 50 m up from the bridge.Many of the old houses are "Einfirsthäuser" (“one-roof-ridge houses”, or "Quereinhäuser" – combination residential and commercial houses divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street), making it clear that this was once a farming village.Berschweiler's historical built-up area, which comprises only a few properties, is grouped around Kirchenstrasse (“Church Street”) with focal points on the south side of the mediaeval churchyard and on both sides of the street leading to the bridge.