Ringe, Denmark

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Rings is a town on the Danish island of Funen. It lies in the center of the country and has been part of the municipal reform 2007 Faaborg Kommune - Midtfyn. Before that, rings capital of the municipality of the same name. The place is located almost 22 kilometers north of Svendborg and about 20 kilometers south of Odense.

In the small town of the Midtfyns Festival was held from 1976 to 2003. In its heyday in the 1980s the festival was one of the biggest festivals in Northern Europe.

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Erik Eriksen (1902 - 1972), Danish Prime Minister
  • Palle Lykke ( b. 1936 ), cyclist
  • Egon Madsen ( born 1942 ), Danish ballet dancer and ballet master.

Pictures

Rings Museum

Ringe Municipality
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