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Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Bingen am Rhein (pop 26,000 in 2020) is a town in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany at the junction of the Rhine and the Nahe, across the river from Rüdesheim. It came into being as a strategically important location for the Romans.
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Mouse Tower
Tower on island in the Rhine just down stream of the town. There has been some form of tower on the island for over a thousand year, the current one being build in 1855
Remains of medieval keep but mainly more modern buildings. Now houses town administration and a restaurant.
Hildegard von Bingen museum.
Bingen is the starting point of the Radweg Nahe, a 128-km posted bike route that follows the Nahe River southwest passed Idar-Oberstein to the source (or better the other way round).
165 km from Bingen to Worms
Quality hotel on the banks of the river Rhine.
By car
The town is north of the Nahetal Dreieck, the A61-A63 interchange. The A61 provides a good connection from northern and southern Germany.
By bus
By boat
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Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · International · HHN
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