Ringleben (Bad Frankenhausen)

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Ring life
Coat of arms of Ringleben
Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 125 m
Area : 15.14 km²
Residents : 828  (December 31, 2017)
Population density : 55 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 2019
Postal code : 06567
Area code : 03466

Ringleben is a district of Bad Frankenhausen / Kyffhäuser in the east of the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia (Germany).

St. Valentin Church in Ringleben (2014)
Half-timbered house in Ringleben

geography

Ringleben lies between the wide valley of the Unstrut and the Kyffhäuser Mountains in a very fertile area, which is also called Das Ried . The landscape of the Goldene Aue (located north of the Kyffhäuser) and the Diamantene Aue (located south of the Kyffhäuser) meet. The town of Artern is 5 km away, Bad Frankenhausen about 10 km and the Saxon-Anhalt town of Sangerhausen about 12 km.

history

The first written mention of Ringleben ( Rinkelebo ) dates back to 786 . It is believed that the place existed for 400 years at the time. Ringleben belonged in turn to the Counts of Stolberg , the Lords of Heldrungen and the Counts of Schwarzburg . At Ringleben, which was equipped with reinforced gates and walls, there was a thing site . This is where justice was given in the 16th century. The community was at the intersection of two old trade and military routes (Heerstraße from Bad Frankenhausen to Artern and Handelsstraße from Erfurt to Lübeck ). Until 1918 the place belonged to the rule of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .

On January 1, 2019, the community of Ringleben was incorporated into the city of Bad Frankenhausen / Kyffhäuser. The community belonged to the administrative community Mittelzentrum Artern .

Population development

Development of the population (December 31) :

  • 1994 - 1,208
  • 1995 - 1,193
  • 1996 - 1,178
  • 1997 - 1,174
  • 1998 - 1,169
  • 1999 - 1,149
  • 2000 - 1,159
  • 2001 - 1,119
  • 2002 - 1,097
  • 2003 - 1,070
  • 2004 - 1,056
  • 2005 - 1,047
  • 2006 - 1,033
  • 2007 - 1,009
  • 2008 - 0998
  • 2009 - 0961
  • 2010 - 0944
  • 2011 - 0898
  • 2012 - 881
  • 2013 - 846
  • 2014 - 830
  • 2015 - 819
  • 2016 - 808
  • 2017 - 828
Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

Attractions

  • Saint Valentine's Church in the transition style from Romanesque to Gothic
  • baroque grave monuments in the churchyard
  • Schenktor (Gothic tower with pointed arched barrel vault)

traffic

Ringleben is on the direct connection road from Bad Frankenhausen to Artern. From these two cities, federal highways lead in all directions. 10 km to the north you can get to the federal motorway 38 via the Sangerhausen-West motorway junction . The federal motorway 71 crosses the Unstrut about 2 km east of Ringleben , the nearest junction is Artern. The next train station is also in Artern on the Sangerhausen – Erfurt railway line .

Sons and daughters

  • Adolf Frantz (1851–1908), lawyer and university professor

Web links

Commons : Ringleben  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files