Ringelai

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Ringelai
Coordinates: 48°49′N13°29′E / 48.817°N 13.483°E / 48.817; 13.483
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Niederbayern
District Freyung-Grafenau
Government
   Mayor (202026) Carolin Pecho [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total
16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31) [2]
  Total
1,890
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94160
Dialling codes 08555
Vehicle registration FRG
Website www.ringelai.de

Ringelai is a municipality in the Lower Bavarian district of Freyung-Grafenau, Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as Schmalzdobl and the Meran of the Bavarian Forest .

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Etymology

The strange name is difficult to interpret, but probably refers to the body (Verleib, from Old High German laiba) of a settlement called Ringolo.

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Panoramic view of Ringelai

History

The village was first referenced in 1312 as part of the Kloster Niedernburg Passau , when someone named Christian von ring Laib appeared as a witness at a farm sale. Early reports indicate that the village, unlike the ones nearby, had fertile soil and a good quality of life. It was also the place were the border between the Diocese of Passau and Electorate of Bavaria, with there still being boundary stones from 1691 at the Geistlicher Stein. Ringelai got its first church in 1752, the Maria Patrona Bavariae, that was later renovated in the 20th century. It joined Bavaria in 1805.

On 27 April 1951, the municipality of Kühbach was officially renamed to Ringelai, with Kühbach now being a small village in the municipality. [3] In 1978, Ringelai joined Perlesreut administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Perlesreut), alongside Fürsteneck and Perlesreut itself.

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census](CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. Wilhelm Volkert (Hrsg.): Handbuch der bayerischen Ämter, Gemeinden und Gerichte 1799–1980. C. H. Beck, München 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7, S. 595.