JochenTack/StadtBingen © Jochen Tack

Brown signs in Europe

Castles and palaces

Mouse Tower in Bingen

Rheinkai 21, Bingerbrücker Str., 55411 Bingen am Rhein

  • Monday

    • 00:00 - 23:59

  • Tuesday

    • 00:00 - 23:59

  • Wednesday Local time

    • 00:00 - 23:59

  • Thursday

    • 00:00 - 23:59

  • Friday

    • 00:00 - 23:59

  • Saturday

    • 00:00 - 23:59

  • Sunday

    • 00:00 - 23:59
Note on opening hours:

The Mouse Tower cannot be visited. The viewpoint "Mouse Tower" in the park at the Mouse Tower on the Kulturufer Bingen is recommended.

Mouse Tower in Bingen
Mäuseturm/ Udo Bernhart Bildrechte © Mahlow Media Winningen
Mäuseturm Bingen II © Jochen Tack
Mäuseturm und Ruine Ehrenfels © Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH

Welcome to Mouse Tower in Bingen

Mäuseturm (Mouse Tower) The Mouse Tower in Binger Loch is located on an inaccessible island and is, next to Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, the only defence tower and watch tower in the middle of the Rhine. Together with Ehrenfels Castle, the Tower forms an ensemble of customs buildings. According to legend, its builder, the Archbishop of Mainz, Hatto I, is said to have denied the poor access to his granaries, burned them in the barn and scorned them as “corn mice” - whereupon he was eaten alive by thousands of mice. The Mouse Tower was indeed constructed by the Archbishops of Mainz, however only between 1298 and 1371. Today’s building in Neo-Gothic style stems from the 19th century. The former grounds of the Landesgartenschau (Federal Garden Show) with a view on the Mouse Tower transformed the Rhine bank to a cultural bank - backdrop, meeting place, playground, open-air stage, park, museum, gallery and site for wine-tasting, all in one. Mäuseturm 55411 Bingen Tel. 06721 - 184205-206 www.bingen.de

Source: DataHub Rheinland-Pfalz

Interesting locations

Please accept cookies on this page to use the map feature.

Loading...

No locations found for this filter combination!

Categories

Transfer to mobile device

Scan the code to view this page on your smartphone or tablet.

We use cookies to provide you with the best possible browsing experience. Please note that when you accept only essential cookies, some of the website features may be unavailable or limited. You can find more information in our Privacy policy.