Bingen am Rhein

Bingen am Rhein is a large district town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland- Palatinate. The original name of the settlement was Bingium, possibly Celtic word for " hole in the rock ", describes the shoal behind the Mouse Tower, known as the Binger Loch. Bingen was the starting point of Ausonius, a Roman military road, which connected the town with Trier. Bingen is known among other things by the story of the Binger Mouse Tower, supposedly where the Archbishop of Mainz Hatto was eaten by mice. 2008 Bingen hosted the third Rhineland-Palatinate State Garden Show Kaiserslautern and Trier.

• 3.1 City Council
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms
• 3.4 Town twinning

• 5.1 Local businesses
• 5.2 traffic 5.2.1 Rail transport
• 5.2.2 Road Traffic
• 5.2.3 Transportation
• 5.2.4 vessel traffic
• 5.2.5 biking and hiking trails

• 6.1 State Garden Show Bingen 2008
• 6.2 Re-use

• 8.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Location

Bingen is located immediately southeast of the Rhine knee at Binger Wald, the west rises the city. To the north stands on the other side of the Rhine the Rheingau Mountains, the most south-westerly foothills of the Taunus (Hesse), on. In the Upper Rhine Bingen ends with the influx of Nahe. Here begins with the district Bingerbrück the Middle Rhine.

The UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley includes the entire city of Bingen with one, although the main part is in Rheinhessen. The Rochusberg is almost completely surrounded by the city.

Neighboring communities

The following cities and municipalities border on the town of Bingen ( clockwise starting in the north): Rudesheim, Ingelheim, Gau- Algesheim, Ockenheim, Appenheim, Aspisheim, Horrweiler, Gensingen, Grolsheim, leaves home, Münster -Sarmsheim, hamlets, Trechtingshausen.

Boroughs

Bingen am Rhein is divided into eight districts:

Population von Bingen am Rhein, Booth May 1, 2013

Climate

The average annual rainfall is only 564 mm, which is within the lower fifth of the reported values ​​in Germany - at 14% of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values ​​are registered. The driest month is February, the most rainfall comes in June. In June, falling 1.5 times more rainfall than in February. Precipitation varies only slightly and are extremely evenly distributed throughout the year - only 1% of the monitoring stations, lower seasonal swings are recorded.

History

Even before the Romans were here because of the convenient location ( the confluence of the Rhine and Nahe, entrance into the narrow valley of the Rhine ), a Celtic ( Gaulish ) settlement by the name of " binge " ( = ditch ). Beginning of the 1st century AD were stationed at the Rheintalstraße Roman troops in Bingen. They changed the name in Bingium. There was a wooden bridge near (77 AD) and a fort at the bridgehead. Through the presbyter Aetherius of Bingen a solid Christian and led by priests community was founded in the early 335-360. As evidence from this period today still serves the grave stone of the Aetherius in the Martin Basilica. After the fall of the Limes, the city in the fifth century Frankish royal was 983 and went through the Veronese donation of Otto II to the Archbishop of Mainz Willigis. Under Otto III. came the Binger Kammerforst it. Under Willigis a piece close up the stone Drususbrücke arose.

The Binger targeted repeatedly for independence, which led to the destruction of disputes between the Archbishop of Mainz and the Emperor in 1165. In the 13th century Bingen was a member of the Rhenish Confederation. The construction of the castle Klopp middle of the 13th century can probably also be seen in this context. A last attempt was unsuccessful participation in the Peasants' War 1525. Archbishop From the chapter of Mainz in 1424 and in 1438 acquired in half the city. By the end of the 18th century Bingen remained under its management. Like many towns in the valley suffered Bingen by several town fires and wars.

After 1794, French revolutionary troops in the left bank of the Rhine were occupied, the town belonged from 1798 to 1814 for the French department of Thunder Mountain and was the capital ( chef -lieu ) of the Canton of Bingen. In 1816 the city came after the Congress of Vienna to the Grand Duchy of Hesse, the current district Bingerbrück to the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia. Thus it became a border town until the founding of the German Empire in 1871.

1929 Büdesheim incorporation was a district of Bingen; Dieter home, Gaulsheim and Kempten, followed in 1939.

On January 1, 1970, the town of Bingen, where, at their request, by the state government to the grand district town was.

On June 7, 1969, until then independent municipality Bingerbrück was amalgamated with 3655 inhabitants. On April 22, 1972, the incorporation of the communities Dromersheim followed ( 1221 E. ) and Sponsheim ( 665 E. ). The suffix " on the Rhine" bears the city since 1 July 1982.

At the State Garden Show 2008 in Bingen on the Rhine facilities experienced in the city of extensive modernization.

The development of the population based on the present-day city of Bingen am Rhein; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

City ​​council

The city council in Bingen am Rhein consists of 36 volunteer council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the full-time mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the City Council:

Mayor

From 1996 to 2012, the CDU politician Birgit Collin -Langen was Mayor of Bingen. After her move to the European Parliament took her deputy Thomas Feser, who is also the CDU belongs, as acting business. The Mayor elections on April 22, 2012 Feser received with 51.78 % of votes and an absolute majority, beating the Member of Parliament Michael Huettner of the SPD and the independent candidates Stefan Heine by. Huettner received 44.45 % of the vote, Heine 3.77%. Thomas Feser was sworn in on May 29 as part of a City Council meeting of the Council.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms depicts the saint Martin at the parts of the mantle, and the Mainz wheel

Twinning

• Hitchin, England, since 1958
• Nuits -Saint -Georges, Burgundy, since 1960
• Prizren, Kosovo, since 1968
• Venerey -les -Laumes, Burgundy, since 1967 (originally with Bingerbrück taken over by Bingen 1969)
• Anamur, Turkey, since 2011
• Kutna Hora, Czech Republic, since 2011

Attractions

• Binger Mouse Tower
• Former collegiate church Basilica of St. Martin ( Bingen ) from the 15th century with a Romanesque crypt
• Parish Church of St Gordianus and Epimachus
• Klopp Castle
• Rochuskapelle
• Drususbrücke bridge of Romanesque chapel
• Alter Rhein crane
• Haferkasten (after 1689) with Stefan- George - Museum
• Puricellipalais - an Empire of 1780
• " Old Cemetery " from the 19th century with Napoleon monument
• Historical Museum on the River - Hildegard of Bingen
• Villa Saxony, stately winery and cultural center of the Soka Gakkai International in Germany
• Roman villa rustica in the Bingen Forest
• Europareservat Rheinauen
• Technical monument rider Interlocking Bingerbrück
• A new concept opens with the Cultural Region Frankfurt Rhine- Main. This industry structures are to be linked to the 160 km between Miltenberg and Bingen to experience a route through the industrial age in southern Germany, a local Route of Industrial Heritage describes the industrial monuments in Bingen. A total of 700 buildings have already been recorded scientifically.

Economy and infrastructure

The region is dominated economically by the wine, especially to meet four wine regions ( Rheinhessen, Middle Rhine, Nahe and Rheingau) in Bingen. The city is also named for the area of ​​Bingen in the wine law.

Other industries that had previously settled due to the port in Bingen, migrated over the years. Today's service industries are mainly located in the industrial area (motorway exit Bingen -Ost / Kempten / industrial area ) and in the industrial park Scharlachberg.

But tourism also plays an important role.

Local businesses

• Löwen Entertainment - formerly NSM - Löwen GmbH
• OC Oerlikon Germany GmbH
• Sekthaus Carl Graeger
• Deer Kendermann
• Rheinberg winery
• Binderer - St. - Ursula
• SWK Bank
• Viprinet, manufacturer of multi-channel routers
• Bingen- Rüdesheim Fahrgastschiffahrt E. G.

Traffic

Rail transport

In the city of Bingen am Rhein several stations and stops.

The station Bingen (Rhein ) Hauptbahnhof is located in Bingerbrück district. At this station it close rollercoaster ends; the left Rhine route runs through the station. All features of the transport on these two routes stop at the Central Station, the main station is also breakpoints of individual IC and EC trains.

The station Bingen City is located two kilometers to the east, directly opposite the historic harbor crane. This station is only for the transport of meaning, but he has a better connection to the public bus transport in the city.

The emergence of two railway stations is a history where the current main railway station Bingen formerly was a Prussian border station, while the city's train belonged to the Hessian Ludwig Railway.

In addition, there is a breakpoint in Bingen- Gaulsheim.

The breakpoints Drususbrücke at the track Bingen Hbf -Bad Kreuznach and Bingen -Kempten breakpoints and Büdesheim - Dromersheim at the track Bingen / Rhine - town Alzey are no longer serviced.

From 1906 there was a licensed partly as a narrow-gauge railway, partly as a tram operation, which was designated as AG Binger branch lines. The routes connected the railway station of the city, the Bingerbrück and Büdesheim station. A year later, the route of Büdesheim was extended until Dieter home. The compound according to Bingerbrück 1922 was given up, adjusted the remaining operating on 22 October 1955.

Road

Bingen is located in close proximity to highways 60 and 61, which are connected by the Federal Highway 9.

Transportation

In Bingen city buses run on seven lines. There are also four special school bus routes and 1 call line. Operator of bus routes are the Stadtwerke Bingen am Rhein.

Shipping

Of importance is only the passenger. The freight port is abandoned. The former winter harbor marina is today.

There are investors in the tourism lines Cologne - Düsseldorf, Bingen- Rüdesheim Fahrgastschifffahrt and Rösslerlinie. A passenger and car ferry connecting Bingen Rüdesheim (see list of Rhine ferries).

By the end of the 1970s Bingen was pilot station.

Cycling and walking routes

As a gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Bingen is connected by various walking and hiking trails. Thus, the Rhine and Nahe- cycle path in the Rhein -Nahe - triangle meet at Bingen; also leads the Hiwwel route from here through the Rheinhessen hills to Worms.

Also, in Rhineland-Palatinate trails network Bingen forms a node. Both the Soonwaldsteig as well as the RheinBurgenWeg left bank of the Rhine counterpart to Rheinsteig have their start and end points here.

Education

• Fachhochschule Bingen
• Stefan- George -Gymnasium
• Hildegardis school, Catholic private school of the Diocese of Mainz
• Roch's Secondary School plus
• Realschule plus the Scharlachberg
• Vocational school Bingen
• Special school Rhein-Nahe
• City Library Bingen
• Community College
• School of Music

Kulturufer Bingen

Regional Garden Show Bingen 2008

For the State Garden Show Rhineland Palatinate from 18 April to 19 October 2008, the bank of the Rhine between the Autofähranleger and the former railway tracks in Bingerbück between the main station was designed (Previously station Bingerbrück ) and the Rhine river from scratch. The event was held along the banks of the Rhine to 2.8 km in length and 24 acres of exhibition space. With 1.3 million visitors, the expected number of at least 600,000 people was clearly exceeded. Although the three sub-areas are still fenced in, but accessible for free.

Reuse

The former grounds of the State Garden Show Bingen 2008 is marketed as Kulturufer Bingen since early 2010. The aim of the culture bank of Bingen is the place with its scenic, architectural, horticultural and cultural attractions to establish itself as a destination for cultural travelers. The Kulturufer Bingen consists of the terrain parts Harbour Park / Garden City, plant Hindenburg, Rhein-Nahe -Eck and park at the Mouse Tower.

In the harbor park / garden city, inter alia, the partnership gardens, industrial cranes and the Japanese ornamental cherry grove can be found. The Old Rhine crane of 1487 stands at the transition to the Hindenburg system.

The Hindenburg system is a Grade II listed parkland with mature trees. There is the old Customs Office, the English rose garden, the playground "Rhine barge ", the wine shop, the poet cabinets and the pier.

In section Rhein-Nahe -Eck, the museum " Rhine Romanticism " and "City Story ", and the Hilde garden lies the Rhine Valley Congress Centre, the power with the departments " Hildegard of Bingen ", "Roman physicians cutlery ".

The park at the Mouse Tower offers large lawns, sports fields, a skate park, adventure playground " Rhine to the games," the interlocking human Nature | Technology and various event spaces.

The cultural events take place every year from Easter to end of September. The highlight is the Kulturufer hard on the first Sunday in July.

Regular events

• Wine festival - with a period of eleven days, the longest wine festival on the Rhine
• Binger champagne party at the mayor -Neff Square
• Bingen swings - International Jazz Festival
• Binger Open Air Festival - Alternative Festival
• Breakpoint (2003-2010) - one of the biggest events of the demoscene world
• Night of Seduction - Wine Festival in the vines
• Rhine in Flames Bingen - 7 fireworks between Trechtingshausen and Bingen am Rhein
• Kulturufer hard
• Rochusfest - Rochusoktav, Church festival with folk character, Pilgrimage of the Diocese of Mainz
• Hildegard Autumn

Personalities

• Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), abbess, author, mystic, writer, musician and healer. According to her, the Binger girls' school (high school and vocational school ), named the Hildegardis school ( " Higa "). Hildegard is traditionally considered folk saints. It was officially included in the calendar of saints of the Catholic Church on May 10, 2012; Feast day is September 17.
• Berta von Bingen ( 7 / 8th century ), saint of the Catholic Church
• Bartholomew Holzhauser, (1613-1658), Catholic priest, religious founder, pastor and dean of Bingen. He died in Bingen in the odor of sanctity; his grave and grave monuments have been preserved in the Basilica of St. Martin; a memorial bust is situated in the Munich Hall of Fame.
• Judah Mehler (died 1659 in Bingen ), rabbi and author

Sons and daughters of the town

• Joseph Albrecht of Ittner ( born March 2, 1754 † March 9, 1825 ), writer
• Hubert Auer (* May 1, 1780; † February 17, 1836 ) was Fürstbischöflicher Delegate for Brandenburg and Pomerania, provost of St. Hedwig's Church in Berlin, Breslau canon and provost to Trier
• Philipp von Foltz (* May 11, 1805; † August 5, 1877 ), painter
• Eberhard Soherr (1812-1984), Hessian Landtag deputy mayor of Bingen
• Ferdinand Allmann ( born August 1, 1828 † May 11, 1912 ), Mayor of Bingen and deputy of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse
• Heinrich Brück ( * October 25, 1831, † November 5, 1903 ), Bishop of Mainz
• Johann Baptist Hilsdorf (* May 6, 1835; † July 11, 1918 ), photographer and father of Theodore and Jacob
• Joseph Jonas (* July 16, 1845; † August 1921 ); Steel producer and Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
• Karl Johann Brilmayer ( born March 29, 1843 † November 16, 1905 ), Catholic priest, author and local historian Rheinhessen
• Heinrich Soherr Wendelin (1863-1929), member of the Landtag of Hesse and Vice- President of the Parliament
• Alice Bensheim (* May 6, 1864, † March 20, 1935 ), politician and women's rights activist
• Theodor Hilsdorf (* June 18, 1868, † 1944), Photographer
• Stefan George (* July 12, 1868; † December 4, 1933 ), German poet
• Jacob Hilsdorf (* June 10, 1872; † January 11, 1916 ), Photographer
• Carl Friedberg ( * September 18, 1872; † September 9, 1955 ), pianist and music teacher
• Pancrazio Blank (* April 30, 1882; † 5 July 1961 ), Member of Parliament
• Saladin Schmitt ( * September 18, 1883, † March 14, 1951 ), German theater scholar, director and theater manager
• Sepp Christmann (* September 22, 1895, † 11 April 1977), physical education teachers and coaches
• Max Richter (* March 8, 1900, † 1983), German geologist and paleontologist, professor at the University of Berlin.
• August Weimer (* June 27, 1908, † 20 January 1980), trade unionists and Christian Democrat politician, Member of Parliament
• Joseph Augstein (* August 25, 1909, † 23 October 1984), German lawyer
• Adolf Gessner (* December 31, 1909, † 13 March 1988), art historian
• Anton Philipp Brück ( born April 16, 1913 † 15 December 1984), church historian and Librarian of Martinus Library
• Günter Duffrer (* July 13, 1922, † 20 October 2011), Lecturer in Pastoral Liturgy at the Episcopal seminary, president of the diocesan Church choirs in the diocese of Mainz
• Claire Marienfeld (* April 21, 1940 ), Christian Democratic politician, former Defense Commissioner of the Bundestag
• Bernd Jochen Hilberath ( born June 29, 1948), German theologian and university lecturer
• Mary Roos ( born January 9, 1949), German pop singer and actress
• Monika Böss ( born September 17, 1950), writer
• Tina Charles ( born April 29, 1954), German pop singer
• Thomas Kling ( born June 5, 1957; † 1 April 2005), German poet
• Rüdiger Heins (born 15 January 1957), Author
• Peter Frey ( * August 4, 1957 ), German journalist
• Frank Schröder ( born June 2, 1964), singer and actor
• Gernot Blume ( born May 12, 1967), musician, composer and educator
• Dayan Šimac (born 4 January 1982), German football player
• Jörg Feser (born 26 July 1974), German musician ( electric bass)