Ringgenberg
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| Population | 2,594 (January 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 298 /km² (772 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 8.7 km² (3.4 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,103 m (3,619 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3852 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0590 | |||||||||
| Localities | Ringgenberg, Goldswil | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bönigen, Habkern, Interlaken, Niederried bei Interlaken, Unterseen | |||||||||
| Website | www.ringgenberg.ch | |||||||||
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Ringgenberg is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It is located on the northern shores of Lake Brienz. It has a small church that was built on the ruins of a castle in the 1600s.
The original name of Ringgenberg was Ringgenwil. This name stems from the Old High German personal name Rinco or Rincho and the place name ending –wilari (little town). The modern name is based on an elision of Ringgenwil with the castle (burg), which was built in the Middle ages. In 1230 Kuno von Brienz was appointed overlord of the Lake Brienz area by the German Emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and built the castle at Ringgenberg. The noble family took its name from Ringgenberg. Johann von Ringgenberg was the most significant member of this family. He was known as “ the knight who handled the sword and lyre equally well”. His songs were collected in Zurich in around 1300 in the Codex Manesse collection.
The ruin of the estate began in the time of Philipp von Ringgenberg (1351-1374) In 1351 part of the estate was taken by the monastery of Interlaken. In 1380 Ringgenberg castle was burnt and plundered and Petermann Baron of the castle was taken prisoner.
The church was built in 1670 under the architect Abraham Dunz. The imposing building stands on a hill between the town and lake.
In 1853 the separate municipalities of Goldswil and Ringgenberg were combined. A small lake, Burgseeli is located between the two villages.
It is the municipality of origin for many people with the surnames of Ringgenberg, Ringenberg, and Rinkenberg.
[edit] References
- G. Ritschard, Heimatbuch Ringgenberg-Goldswil
- Ringgenberg
- Camping Talacker Camping and Caravan site in Ringgenberg
[edit] External links
- Goldswil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
