Presumably as early as the end of the 14th century, Hintergern was the third district of the original district of Gern in the Berchtesgaden region , which from 1380 formed the core territory of the Imperial Prelature of Berchtesgaden and later the independent, Imperial Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden (1559–1803).After three changes of rule in quick succession, the Berchtesgaden region with its districts was annexed to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1810, and Gern became a municipality in 1812. From 1953, Gern was renamed Maria Gern , and Hintergern remained part of this municipality until December 31, 1971, when it was dissolved as part of the Bavarian territorial reform and incorporated into Berchtesgaden on January 1, 1972.Since then, Hintergern has been a part of the municipality or a hamlet of the market town of Berchtesgaden.