Neidingen

Neidingen is a German village with approximately 100 inhabitants[1] and part of the municipality of Beuron, in Baden-Württemberg. The village is historically important as health retreat and place of death of Emperor Charles the Fat (d. 888) whose death ends the Carolingian Empire (in historiographic accounting) the last of the great Frankish kingdoms of the Early Middle Ages.

Neidingen
Ortsteil of Beuron
Location of Neidingen
Neidingen
Neidingen
Coordinates: 48°06′N 9°04′E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Municipal assoc.Sigmaringen
MunicipalityBeuron
Population
 (2007)
 • Total100
Demonym(s)Neidinger
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
88631
Dialling codes07579
Vehicle registrationSIG

History

Overview

First mentioned in 1390, Neidingen was an autonomous municipality until 1973, when it merged to Beuron.

Charles the Fat's death
Main article: Charles the Fat

Charles the Fat, suffering what is believed to be epilepsy, could not secure the kingdom against Viking raiders, and after buying their withdrawal from Paris in 886 was perceived by the court as being cowardly and incompetent. The following year his nephew Arnulf of Carinthia, the illegitimate son of King Carloman of Bavaria, raised the standard of rebellion. Instead of fighting the insurrection, Charles fled to Neidingen and died the following year in 888, leaving a divided entity and a succession mess.

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References
  1. "Neidingen". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2010-12-09. Coordinates: 48°5'42"N 9°3'30"E
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