Ringgenberg BE

BE is the abbreviation for the canton of Bern in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Ringgenberg .

Ringgenberg

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Interlaken-Oberhasliw
BFS no. :	0590i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	3852
Coordinates :	635 130 / 172746 coordinates: 46 ° 42 '18 " N , 7 ° 53' 53" O ; CH1903: 635 130 / 17274646,705 7,898 602
Height :	602 m above sea level M.
Height range :	564–1847 m above sea level M.
Area :	8.88 km²
Residents:	2562 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	289 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Samuel Zurbuchen ( SVP )
Website:	www.ringgenberg.ch
Ringgenberg
Location of the municipality
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Ringgenberg ( [ˈrɪŋkənˌbɛrɡ] ) is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

geography

The community is located on the northern shore of Lake Brienz . Ringgenberg borders the municipalities of Niederried , Interlaken , Bönigen and Habkern .

Surname

The original name of Ringgenberg was Ringgenwil. This name consists of the Old High German personal name Rinco, Rincho and the place name ending - wilari (small village). The current name is based on a transfer from Ringgenwil to the castle, which was built in the High Middle Ages.

history

Aerial photo (1956)

When the knight Kuno von Brienz was appointed Imperial Bailiff of the Lake Brienz area by the German Emperor Friedrich II (HRR) in 1230 , he had the Ringgenberg Castle built. From then on, the noble family was called von Ringgenberg . Johann von Ringgenberg was the most important member of this noble family. As a poet he was described as a "knight who wields sword and lyre equally well". His songs were included in the Manessische Liedersammlung in Zurich around 1300 .

In the time of Philipp von Ringgenberg (1351-1374) the ruin of the manor house began. In 1351 parts of the rulership had to be pledged to the Interlaken monastery . In 1380 Ringgenberg Castle was set on fire and plundered, and the lord of the castle, Baron Petermann, was captured. In 1853 the previously independent community of Goldswil merged with Ringgenberg.

The construction of the castle church of Ringgenberg began in 1670 under the architect Abraham Dünz . The imposing structure stands on a hill between the village and the lake.

Ringgenberg BE with church and castle ruins (2014)
Goldswil church ruins; built at the end of the 12th century, abandoned in 1671 due to disrepair
Goldswil 1957