Bingen am Rhein

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Bingen am Rhein

Bingen am Rhein (or Bingen or Bingen on the Rhine) is a city located at the junction of the rivers Rhine

Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
and Nahe

Nahe

The Nahe River is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It has also given name to the wine region Nahe situated around it....
in the district of Mainz-Bingen

Mainz-Bingen

Mainz-Bingen is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Gro?-Gerau , Alzey-Worms, Bad Kreuznach , Rhein-Hunsr?ck....
, in Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz....
in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
near the city of Mainz

Mainz

Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the Germany States of Germany of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was a politically important seat of the Prince-elector of Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman Empire fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine River and formed part of the northernmost frontier of th...
. 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
Verbandsgemeinde

A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit unique to the Germany States of Germany of Rhineland-Palatinate. There are 163 Verbandsgemeinden, which are grouped into the 24 Districts of Germany and subdivided into nearly 2200 Ortsgemeinden....
Rhein-Nahe

Rhein-Nahe

Rhein-Nahe is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Mainz-Bingen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated along the left bank of the Rhine, north of Bingen....
.

site of the present city of Bingen was already inhabited by Celts when the Romans

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
arrived in the 1st century BC.

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Bingen am Rhein (or Bingen or Bingen on the Rhine) is a city located at the junction of the rivers Rhine

Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
and Nahe

Nahe

Mainz-Bingen

Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz....
in Germany

Germany

Mainz

Rhein-Nahe

Rhein-Nahe is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Mainz-Bingen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated along the left bank of the Rhine, north of Bingen....
.

History

The site of the present city of Bingen was already inhabited by Celts when the Romans

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
arrived in the 1st century BC. The Romans built a wooden bridge across the Nahe

Nahe

The Nahe River is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It has also given name to the wine region Nahe situated around it....
and fortified the city, known as Bingium. The present stone bridge attributed to Drusus

Nero Claudius Drusus

Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus , born Decimus Claudius Drusus also called Drusus, Drusus I, Nero Drusus, or Drusus the Elder was a Roman Empire politician and military commander....
was actually built in the 11th century. Since 983, Bingen belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz

Archbishopric of Mainz

The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780?82 and 1802....
. After the Napoleonic Wars

Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts involving Napoleon I of France First French Empire and changing sets of European allies and opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815....
, Bingen fell to Hesse-Darmstadt

Grand Duchy of Hesse

The Grand Duchy of Hesse was a former state that existed in modern-day Germany. It was formed in 1806 after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire as a result of the actions of Napoleon, who then elevated the former Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt to the level of grand duchy....
, but Bingerbrück

Bingerbrück

Bingerbr?ck is a part of Bingen am Rhein, on the opposite side of the Nahe river from the old town of Bingen. It was independent until 1969....
(currently a borough of Bingen) fell to Prussia

Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
. Bingen and Bingerbrück were united in 1969.

Points of interest

*Binger Mäuseturm

Mouse Tower

The Mouse Tower is a stone tower on a small island in the Rhine, outside Bingen. The Ancient Rome were the first to build a structure on this site....
("the Mouse Tower of Bingen") - a customs tower built in 1298 on an island between the Rhine's shores, actually belongs to Bingerbrück

Bingerbrück

Bingerbr?ck is a part of Bingen am Rhein, on the opposite side of the Nahe river from the old town of Bingen. It was independent until 1969....
. It usually is miscredited to Bingen.

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

The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes in producing Demo , which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations that run in Real-time computing on a computer....
events - Breakpoint.

Famous people

Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen , also known as Blessed Hildegard and Saint Hildegard, was a German people abbess, author, counselor, Linguistics, naturalist, scientist, philosopher, physician, herbalist, poet, visionary and composer....
Stefan George
Stefan George

Stefan Anton George was a Germany poet, editing, and translator....
Saint Bertha of Bingen
Venerable Bartholomew Holzhauser
Bartholomew Holzhauser

Venerable Bartholomew Holzhauser was a Germany priest, a founder of a religious community, and a prophet....

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