The village’s whole history was edited together in the book “Von Dunechinga bis Düngenheim” – a reference to differing names that it has had through the ages – by the local author Stefan Gorges, whose father had begun this chronicle.

Düngenheim was part of the Electorate of Trier and the local lordship was held by the Stuben Monastery.

Long a part of Düngenheim’s everyday life was slate quarrying in various pits throughout the area.

Quite a few men still suffer today from the effects of the hard outdoor work.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3] Düngenheim’s mayor is Mike Kaiser.

The branch with the broadest range of offerings is the football department.

The greatest triumph has been, besides the 2009 German Championship, the attendant qualification for the international Völkerball Club Championships, which are held as a parallel event to the Winter Olympics every four years.

Located in Düngenheim is the Bildungs- und Pflegeheim Sankt Martin, an educational and care facility for people with disabilities.