Ringen (Verbandsgemeinde)

Ringen is a former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality was in Ringen. It existed from 1 October 1968 until 16 March 1974, when the new municipality Grafschaft was formed.[1]

Ringen
Coat of arms
Location of Ringen (Verbandsgemeinde)
Ringen
Ringen
Coordinates: 50°34′0″N 7°6′0″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictLandkreis Ahrweiler
Disbanded1974
Subdivisions12 Gemeinden
Area
  Total61.88 km2 (23.89 sq mi)
Population
 (1974-03-16)
  Total6,566
  Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAW

The Verbandsgemeinde Ringen consisted of the following 12 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities") (population as of 1974):[2]

MunicipalityArea (km²)Population
Bengen413
Birresdorf369
Eckendorf287
Gelsdorf823
Holzweiler623
Kalenborn453
Karweiler457
Lantershofen690
Leimersdorf603
Nierendorf418
Ringen *948
Vettelhoven482
Verbandsgemeinde
Ringen
61.886,566

* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

References

  1. Sechzehntes Landesgesetz über die Verwaltungsvereinfachung im Lande Rheinland-Pfalz vom 19. Dezember 1973 (GVBl. p. 541) (in German)
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053010/http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Verzeichnisse/AmtlichesGemeindeverzeichnis_2006.pdf Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 - Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (p. 177)] at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 December 2017) (in German)


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