See also:BINGEN (anc. Vincum or Bingium)
, a See also:town of See also:Germany, in the See also:grand-duchy of See also:Hesse-See also:Darmstadt, 15 M
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N.W. from See also:Mainz, on the See also:main See also:line to See also:Cologne
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Pop
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(1905) 9950
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It is situated on the See also:left See also:bank of the See also:Rhine opposite See also:Rudesheim, at the confluence of the See also:Nahe (or Nava), which is crossed near its mouth by a See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:bridge, attributed to See also:Drusus, and certainly of See also:Roman origin, and an See also:iron railway bridge
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On a height immediately to the See also:south-See also:east is the ruined See also:castle of See also:Klopp, on the site of a fortress founded by Drusus, and higher still the celebrated See also:chapel of St See also:Roch (rebuilt in 1895 after a See also:fire), where thousands of pilgrims gather on the first See also:Sunday after the 16th of See also:August
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Apart from its situation, which renders it a convenient See also:place of tourist resort, the town itself presents but few attractions
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There are a See also:Protestant and three Roman See also:Catholic churches, among the latter the See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church with a See also:crypt dating from the 11th See also:century, and a See also:medieval town See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall
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It has a considerable See also:commerce in See also:wine, See also:grain and See also:cattle, and, new quays and a See also:harbour having been recently constructed, does an extensive transit See also:trade in See also:coal and iron
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A See also:short way down the Rhine is the Bingerloch, a famous whirlpool, while about halfway between it and the town rises on a See also:rock in the See also:middle of the stream the Mauseturm (derived from Muserie, See also:cannon), in which, according to See also:legend, See also:Archbishop Hatto II. of Mainz was in 969 eaten by mice (the legend being doubtless due to the erroneous derivation from Mause, mice)
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Another legend states that the Nibelung treasure is hidden hereabouts in the Rhine
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