On a small island in the river Rhine near Bingen in the region of Rhine-Hesse is the so-called Mouse Tower located. Reportedly Hatto II., who was the ruler in Bingen in the 10th century, rebuilt an old tower on the island in the year 968. The story goes that he was thousands of mice turned on him and he died after that. In 1689 the tower, that was used for the custom since the 13th century, was destroyed by the French. The present-day¿s tower was erected as a danger signal for the navigation by the Prussians in 1855. The Upper Middle Rhine Valley between Coblenz in the north and Bingen and Rüdesheim in the south became Unesco World Heritage in the year 2002. (undated picture)
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