Ringelai

Ringelai is a town in Lower Bavaria Freyung -Grafenau. The small spa resort is named because of its good climate conditions also " Schmalzdobl " and " Merano of the Bavarian Forest ."

  • 2.1 Neighbouring communities
  • 3.1 Church
  • 3.2 Population development
  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Mayor
  • 4.3 Finance
  • 4.4 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 monuments
  • 6.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
  • 6.2 Education

Geography

Geographical Location

The municipality is located in the Donau-Wald Bavarian Forest, precise cut deep, wide valley of Wolfsteiner Ohe. Ringelai is located about 8 km west of the county town Freyung, 11 km southeast of Grafenau, 18 km north-east of Tittling and 33 km north of the university and Passau.

The valley of Ringelai is framed by mountains, of which the priest stone ( 731 meters) in the west and the woman stone (632 meters ) to the east are the most famous. The main town Ringelai lies at an altitude of 410 meters.

Community structure

The municipality has 12 Ringelai officially named districts:

  • Eckertsreut
  • Kringing
  • Kühbach
  • Lichtenau
  • Envy mountain
  • Poxreut
  • Ringelai
  • Waldbrunn
  • Wamberg
  • Wasching
  • Wittersitt
  • Wolfersreut

There are the districts Ringelai and wasching.

Neighboring communities

History

The village was named in 1312 for the first time, appertaining to the monastery Niedernburg ( Passau). At that time a Christian of ring loaf occurred at a farm shop as a witness. The strange name of locality is difficult to interpret, probably he referred to the " Verleib " ( Old High German: laiba ), the location, the establishment of a Ringolo.

The early reports mention the repeated compared to other villages in the Bavarian Forest fertile soil and great prosperity of the village. Here was the border area between the Bishopric of Passau and the Electorate of Bavaria. At the clergy stone are still landmarks from 1691 obtained. Out there in Ringelai a Christkindl pilgrimage. At the site of a chapel, a church was built in 1752. They gave way to a new construction of 1919 until 1921.

The place in the Bishopric of Passau was secularized in 1803 with the largest part of the Bishopric of territory in favor of the Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany and fell until 1805 in Bavaria.

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

Church

The present church of Ringelai was 1919/20, planned short by the famous architect Michael southern Germany. It is dedicated to Mary Patrona Bavariae. The St. Michael's bell, called Michaelihund, dates back to 1479th The equipment was taken over by the old church. There is also the Christmas of Ringelai, a copy of the miraculous image in the cathedral at Raab.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

The 14 council seats share the CSU ( eight seats) and the Community list of SPD - FWG ( six seats).

Mayor

Mayor Max is Koeberl ( SPD FWG ).

Finances

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 720,000 in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 212,000.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description of the escutcheon of 1965 is as follows: In Blue over Silver Three mountain, in a dreiblätteriges green shamrock, a golden landmark, the wave beam is a silver lining. The three mountain points to the location between three mountains, the wave bar to the Wolfsteiner Ohe. The landmark is reminiscent of the former border between the Bishopric of Passau and the Electorate of Bavaria before 1803. The shamrock is a symbol of the fertility of the soil.

Culture and sights

  • Germany's only Christkindl pilgrimage
  • Celtic Village Gabreta, an open air museum in Lichtenau / Ringelai
  • River gorge Buchberger Leite
  • Mouth Art Theatre with stubbornness
  • Witch Museum, reminiscent of the witch trial of Fuersteneck

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Ringelai

Economy and infrastructure

Near Ringelai, in the Buchberger Leite, is the Carbidwerk Freyung.

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in manufacturing and 181 in trade and transport, no social insurance contributions at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 103 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 686 in the manufacturing sector, there were three farms in the construction operation. In addition, in 1999, there were 53 farms with an agricultural area of 731 ha, of which 109 ha of arable land and 620 ha of permanent grassland.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

  • Kindergartens: 65 kindergarten places with 53 children
  • An elementary school with eight teachers and 108 students
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