Bingen am Rhein
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Bingen on the Rhine was already inhabited by the Celts in early antiquity. The name of the town is derived from the Celtic word Bingium, which meant "hole in the rock" and refers to the Bingen hole behind the Mäuseturm. Later, the Roman Ausonius road led from Bingen to Trier. Mice are said to have once eaten Archbishop Hatto of Mainz in the Bingen Mäuseturm. This tower, built in the 10th century, is now a landmark of the town. Other notable buildings include the collegiate church of St. Martin (15th century), Klopp Castle (13th century), the Drusus Bridge with its Romanesque bridge chapel, the old Rhine crane, the Haferkasten with the Stefan George Museum, the Puricelli Palace (built in 1780) and the old cemetery with its Napoleon monument.
