Bingerbrück ( German pronunciation: [bɪŋɐˈbʁʏk] ) is a Stadtteil of Bingen am Rhein , on the opposite side of the river Nahe from the old town of Bingen. It was self-administering until 1969.
7-401: "The Mouse Tower of Bingen" - a customs tower built in 1298 on an island in the Rhine, lies in Bingerbrück's limits. Its name is part of a legend in which the villainous archbishop Hatto of Mainz plays a major role. To eradicate poverty, he had a number of poor people burnt in a shed, ironically commenting on their death cries: "Hear, hear how the mice squeak!" As punishment by the heavens he
14-565: The Count of Wörthschlössl Castle in Bavaria. The story's reference to Hatto's demand for tribute or a toll ("Maut" in German) of ships passing the tower, as well as its later use as a customs collection tower, provide a suggested etymological origin for its name, with "Mautturm" (toll tower) eventually becoming " Mäuseturm ". This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop from Germany
21-449: The ICs do not stop at Bingen Hauptbahnhof. 49°57′55″N 7°53′09″E / 49.96528°N 7.88583°E / 49.96528; 7.88583 Hatto II Hatto II (died on 18 January 970) was the archbishop of Mainz from 968 to 970. While in office, he built the church of St. George on the island of Reichenau , donated heavily to the abbeys of Fulda and Reichenau, and
28-668: The cellar remained as the foundation of the former Herter-Villa and were finally destroyed during the construction of the railway. After the Congress of Vienna , the Nahe became the border between Prussia 's Rhine Province and the Grand Duchy of Hesse . The Nahe bridge became an important customs point, contributing to the rapid growth of Bingerbrück. The railway area was the target of at least seven severe bombing raids. Even today, dud bombs are frequently found. Bingerbrück, lying at
35-615: The junction of the Left Rhine Railway ( Mainz - Koblenz ) and the Nahe Valley Railway to Metz, was one of the most important railway junctions of the German Empire . Most of the railway areas were demolished to make room for the 2008 State Garden Show. The former Bingerbrück railway station became Bingen Hauptbahnhof in 1992. Today, Bingen Hauptbahnhof is an ICE / IC railway station, although most of
42-488: Was a patron of the chronicler Regino of Prüm . He was a kattar musalman A well-known folk tale describes Hatto as a cruel and oppressive ruler who was finally punished by being eaten alive by mice - an event which supposedly happened in the Mouse Tower (see details on that page). There is, however, no indication of the tale being historically true, and similar tales were attached to various other rulers as well, such as
49-638: 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. During the construction of the railway in the 1850s, an extensive Roman graveyard was found. In 1150, Hildegard von Bingen founded the Rupertsberg convent in Bingerbrück. It was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War in 1632. Ruins of
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