Bingen am Rhein

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Coat of Arms of Bingen am Rhein

“Bingen” redirects here. For the U.S. city, see Bingen, Washington.

Bingen am Rhein (or Bingen or Bingen on the Rhine) is a city located at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Nahe in the district of Mainz-Bingen in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany near the city of Mainz. Bingen is a river port and railroad junction, noteworthy for its premium wine production. It is the seat of administration of, but not administered by the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Nahe.

The city was first fortified during the pre-Roman era by Drusus during the 1st century B.C.

1 Statistics
2 Points of interest
3 Famous people
4 External link

[edit] Statistics

View of Bingen from above

Population - 26.048 (12.2006)
Time Zone - UTC +1
Federal state - Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Area - 37,74 km²
Population density - 690 people/km²
PO-Code - 55411
Located - 49° 58' N 7° 54' E
Official page - www.bingen.de
Official mail - stadtverwaltung@bingen.de (mailto:stadtverwaltung@bingen.de)

[edit] Points of interest

Binger Mäuseturm

Binger Mäuseturm ("the Mice Tower of Bingen") - a customs tower built in 1298 on an island between the Rhine's shores.

Its name is part of a legend in which the villanous archbishop Hatto of Mainz plays a major role. To eradicate poverty, he had burnt a number of poor people in a shed, ironically commenting on their death cries: "Hear, hear how the mice squeak!" As punishment by the heavens he was plagued by mice, and he fled to the tower to secure himself. But the mice crossed the Rhine to the island, penetrated the tower, and devoured the bishop alive.

Klopp Castle - Bingen's castle located in the centre of the town.
Bingen is also the location of one of the most important demoscene events - Breakpoint.