Ringelai

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
County :	Freyung-Grafenau
Height :	425 m above sea level NHN
Area :	16.39 km 2
Residents:	1883 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	115 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	94160
Area code :	08555
License plate :	FRG, GRA, WOS
Community key :	09 2 72 140
Community structure:	12 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Pastor-Kainz-Str. 6 ; 94160 Ringelai
Website :	www.ringelai.de
Mayoress :	Carolin Pecho ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Ringelai in the Freyung-Grafenau district

View of Ringelai

Ringelai is a municipality in the Lower Bavarian district of Freyung-Grafenau . The state-approved resort is also called "Schmalzdobl" and " Meran of the Bavarian Forest " because of its good climatic conditions .

geography

location

The community is located in the Danube Forest region in the Bavarian Forest , more precisely in the deep, wide valley floor of the Wolfsteiner Ohe. Ringelai is located around eight kilometers west of the district town of Freyung , eleven kilometers southeast of Grafenau , 18 km northeast of Tittling and 33 km north of the university and three-river city of Passau .

The Ringelai valley is framed by mountains, the best known of which are the Geistliche Stein (731 meters) in the west and the Frauenstein (632 meters) in the east. The main town Ringelai is located at an altitude of 410 meters.

Community structure

There are twelve districts:

There are the districts Ringelai and Wasching.

Neighboring communities

history

Until the church is planted

The village was mentioned for the first time in 1312, belonging to the Niedernburg monastery (Passau). At that time, a Christian von ring Laib appeared as a witness at a court sale. The strange place name is difficult to interpret, it probably describes the "Verleib" (Old High German: laiba), the place of residence, the settlement of a Ringolo.

The early reports repeatedly mention the fertile soil and great prosperity of the village compared to other villages in the Bavarian Forest. This is where the border area between the Passau Monastery and the Electorate of Bavaria ran . At the Geistlichen Stein, boundary stones from 1691 are still preserved today. There was a temporary Christkindl pilgrimage in Ringelai. A church was built on the site of a chapel in 1752. It gave way to a new building from 1919 to 1921.

The place in the Hochstift Passau was secularized in 1803 with most of the Hochstift area in favor of Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany and only fell to Bavaria in 1805.

20th century

On April 27, 1951, the municipality name Kühbach was officially changed to Ringelai .

The Perlesreut administrative community was formed on May 1, 1978 from the communities of Fürsteneck , Perlesreut and Ringelai. On January 1, 1994, the Ringelai community was released from the administrative community.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018, the community grew from 1,800 to 1,875 by 75 inhabitants or 4.2%.

1970: 1641 inhabitants
1987: 1813 inhabitants
1991: 1961 inhabitants
1995: 2029 inhabitants
2000: 2117 inhabitants
2005: 2140 inhabitants
2010: 2047 inhabitants
2015: 1899 inhabitants

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of the first mayor and 14 members. The municipal council seats are shared by the CSU (six seats), the community list of the SPD - FWG (five seats) and the UBL (independent citizen list) Ringelai (three seats).

Mayoress

The honorary first mayor is Carolin Pecho (SPD). She was elected with 60.3% in the first ballot in the 2020 mayoral election and has been in office since May 1, 2020.

Finances

In 2016, the municipal tax revenue was 946,000 euros, of which trade tax revenue (net) was 46,000 euros and the contribution to income tax was 668,000 euros.

coat of arms

The coat of arms description of the coat of arms from 1965 reads: In blue over a silver mountain of three, in it a three-leaf green clover, a golden border stone, which is underlaid with a silver wave bar. The Dreiberg points to the location between three mountains, the wave beam to the Wolfsteiner Ohe. The boundary stone reminds of the former border between the Hochstift Passau and the Electorate of Bavaria before 1803. The clover leaf is a symbol of the fertility of the soil.

Culture and sights

Germany's only Christmas pilgrimage
Celtic village Gabreta, an open-air museum in Lichtenau / Ringelai
Wildbachklamm Buchberger Leite
Mund + Art Theater with obstinacy
Witch Museum, reminiscent of the Fürsteneck witch trial
The present church in Ringelai was planned in 1919/20 by the well-known southern German architect Michael Kurz . It is dedicated to the Maria Patrona Bavariae. The St. Michael's bell, called Michaelmas dog , dates from 1479. The furnishings were taken over from the old church. The Ringelai Christkindl is also located here , a copy of the miraculous image in Raab Cathedral .

Architectural monuments

Soil monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

The Freyung carbide plant is located near Ringelai on Buchberger Leite .

Economy including agriculture and forestry

According to official statistics, there were a total of 255 employees subject to social security contributions at the place of work in 2016, including 80 in manufacturing, 31 in trade, transport and hospitality, 140 in public and private service providers and 4 in other economic sectors. There were a total of 756 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. The number of out-commuters thus outweighed that of in-commuters by 501. There were 30 unemployed. The number of farms decreased from 53 in 1999 to 27 in 2010. There were 604 hectares of agricultural land in the municipality.

education

The following institutions exist (as of 2017):

Kindergartens: 72 kindergarten places with 47 children
an elementary school with three teachers and 60 students

Individual evidence

↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
↑ ^a ^b Mayor / Lord Mayor in municipalities belonging to the district (as of May 1st, 2020). (xlsx) Bavarian State Office for Statistics, accessed on June 12, 2020 .
^ Community Ringelai in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 595 .
↑ Fourth law to change the structure of municipalities and administrative communities of November 9, 1993 ( GVBl p. 830)

Web links

Commons : Ringelai - collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on the coat of arms of Ringelai in the database of the House of Bavarian History

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-BY-1] "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).

[BGM-2] Mayor / Lord Mayor in municipalities belonging to the district (as of May 1st, 2020). (xlsx) Bavarian State Office for Statistics, accessed on June 12, 2020 .

[3] Community Ringelai in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library

[4] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 595 .

[5] Fourth law to change the structure of municipalities and administrative communities of November 9, 1993 ( GVBl p. 830)