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45-539: Ringgenberg (sometimes also written as Ringgenberg BE in order to distinguish it from other "Ringgenbergs") is a village and a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . Besides the village of Ringgenberg, the municipality also includes the village of Goldswil . Ringgenberg is located on the northern shores of Lake Brienz . It has

90-477: A certain time in Switzerland are also allowed to participate in municipal politics. As at the cantonal and federal level, citizens enjoy political rights, including direct democratic ones, in their municipality. Municipalities are financed through direct taxes (such as income tax ), with rates varying more or less within a framework set by the canton (see Taxation in Switzerland ). As among the cantons, there

135-506: A part of the Bernese bailiwick of Interlaken. The church was built in the ruins of Ringgenberg Castle 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. In 1848, a road was built along the shores of Brienz Lake which connected Ringgenberg with

180-559: A private car. From the 2000 census, 289 or 11.3% were Roman Catholic , while 1,877 or 73.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 12 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.47% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 180 individuals (or about 7.05% of

225-684: A single Swiss heritage site of national significance . The entire village of Ringgenberg is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 33.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (18.7%), the Social Democratic Party (SP) (14.7%) and

270-524: A small church that was built on the ruins of a castle in the 17th century. Ringgenberg and Goldswil belong to the Small Agglomeration Interlaken with 23,300 inhabitants (2014). The oldest traces of a settlement in the area are neolithic graves which have been discovered in the village and at Goldswil-Mätteli. The original name of Ringgenberg was Rinchenwile which appears in the historic record in 1240. This name stems from

315-441: A total of 1,022 apartments (77.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 220 apartments (16.6%) were seasonally occupied and 85 apartments (6.4%) were empty. As of 2010, the construction rate of new housing units was 1.5 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2011, was 0.46%. The historical population is given in the following chart: The church and ruins of Ringgenberg Castle are listed as

360-449: Is a tax transfer among the municipalities to balance various levels of tax income. Switzerland has a relatively high number of small municipalities, with a population of 1,000 or less, especially in rural areas. Because of the increasing difficulty in providing professional government services and in finding volunteers for political offices in small municipalities, the cantons tend to encourage voluntary mergers of municipalities. This led to

405-471: Is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship . During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 308 students attending classes in Ringgenberg. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 30 students in

450-409: Is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km (15 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.33 km (0.13 sq mi) or 3.8% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 58.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of

495-403: Is the municipality of origin for many people with the surnames of Ringgenberg, Ringenberg, and Rinkenberg. Ringgenberg has an area of 8.73 km (3.37 sq mi). Of this area, 1.7 km (0.66 sq mi) or 19.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.62 km (2.17 sq mi) or 64.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.02 km (0.39 sq mi) or 11.7%

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540-809: The Bürgerrecht (citizenship), regardless of where they were born or where they may currently live. Instead of the place of birth , Swiss legal documents, e.g. passports, contain the Bürgerort (place of citizenship, or place of origin ). The Bürgergemeinde also often holds and administers the common property in the village for the members of the community. Each canton determines the powers and responsibilities of its municipalities. These may include providing local government services such as education, medical and social services, public transportation, and tax collection. The degree of centralization varies from one canton to another. The federal constitution protects

585-471: The Green Party (9.7%). In the federal election, a total of 878 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.7%. As of  2011, Ringgenberg had an unemployment rate of 1.9%. As of 2008, there were a total of 724 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 39 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 198 people were employed in

630-718: 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

675-501: The secondary sector and there were 31 businesses in this sector. 487 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 75 businesses in this sector. There were 1,244 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.8% of the workforce. In 2008 there were a total of 578 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 20, of which 16 were in agriculture and 4 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in

720-415: The agricultural land, 15.0% is pastures and 4.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. The municipality is located north-east of Interlaken on the banks of Lake Brienz . It consists of the villages of Ringgenberg and Goldswil as well as alpine camps and settlements on the nearby mountains. On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Interlaken, the municipality's former district,

765-403: The autonomy of municipalities within the framework set out by cantonal law. Municipalities are generally governed by an executive council headed by a president or mayor . Legislative authority is exercised by a town meeting of all citizens, or by a municipal parliament, depending on the size of the municipality, and on cantonal and municipal law. In some cantons, foreigners who have lived for

810-490: The estate was sold to the monastery. In 1381 Ringgenberg castle was burnt and plundered by troops from the Canton of Uri and Count Petermann von Ringgenberg was taken in chains to Obwalden . In 1386, the castle and lands were assigned to Bern . However the city lacked the funds to rebuild the burned castle and in 1411 and 1439 parts of the castle and village were sold to Interlaken . A few years later, in 1445, Bern reacquired

855-724: The exercise of political rights for everyone except the members of the Bürgergemeinde . In the Regeneration era (1830–1848), the liberal revolutions of the common people helped to restore some rights again in a few cantons. In other cantons, the Bürgergemeinden were able to maintain power as political communities. In the city of Zürich it was not until the Municipal Act of 1866 that the political municipality came back into existence. The relationship between

900-474: The insurance or financial industry, 18 or 4.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 40 or 10.7% were in education and 149 or 39.9% were in health care. In 2000, there were 277 workers who commuted into the municipality and 809 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 13.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 52.3% used

945-609: The land, but lost it again in 1457. In 1528, the city of Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and began imposing it on the Bernese Oberland . Ringgenberg joined many other villages and the monastery in an unsuccessful rebellion against the new faith. After Bern imposed its will on the Oberland, they secularized the monastery and annexed all the monastery lands. Ringgenberg became

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990-659: The lowest level of administrative division in Switzerland. Each municipality is part of one of the Swiss cantons , which form the Swiss Confederation . In most cantons, municipalities are also part of districts or other sub-cantonal administrative divisions. There are 2,131 municipalities as of January 2024 . Their populations range between several hundred thousand ( Zürich ), and a few dozen people ( Kammersrohr , Bister ), and their territory between 0.32 km² ( Rivaz ) and 439 km² ( Scuol ). The beginnings of

1035-584: The modern municipality system date back to the Helvetic Republic . Under the Old Swiss Confederacy , citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws. The creation of a uniform Swiss citizenship, which applied equally for citizens of

1080-471: The municipalities under cantonal or federal law. Municipalities are numbered by the Swiss Federal Office for Statistics (see Community Identification Number#Switzerland ). One or more postal codes (PLZ/NPA) can by assigned to a municipality or shared with other municipalities. Between 2011 and 2021 nine of the smallest municipalities merged into others as part of the effort to eliminate

1125-906: The municipality. Ringgenberg railway station is on the Brünig line , and is served by an hourly Regio train between Interlaken and Meiringen . An hourly post bus also connects Interlaken, Goldswil and Ringgenberg. Ringgenberg is also the centre of the Ringgenberg-Goldswil Planetenweg , a 1:1.000.000.000 scale model of the Solar System with the Sun and planets arranged along a walking route connecting nearby towns. Municipalities of Switzerland Municipalities ( German : Gemeinden , Einwohnergemeinden or politische Gemeinden ; French : communes ; Italian : comuni ; Romansh : vischnancas ) are

1170-430: The municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 6.7% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 10.0% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 9 primary classes and 172 students. Of the primary students, 9.9% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 12.2% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During

1215-454: The north shore. The lake is poor in nutrients, and thus fishing is not very important. Nevertheless, in 2001 10,000 kg of fish were caught. There have been passenger ships on the lake since 1839, and currently there are five passenger ships on the lake. The ships are operated by BLS AG , the local railway company, and link Interlaken Ost railway station , which they access using a 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) long navigable stretch of

1260-604: The northern shore to its eastern end. In the west, the lake is terminated by the Bödeli , a tongue of land that separates it from neighbouring Lake Thun . The village of Bönigen occupies the lake frontage of the Bödeli, whilst the larger resort town of Interlaken lies on the reach of the Aare between the two lakes. The village of Iseltwald lies on the south shore, whilst the villages of Ringgenberg , Niederried and Oberried are on

1305-436: The number of municipalities dropping by 384 between the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2019. Some municipalities designate themselves as "city" ( ville or Stadt ) or as "village" ( Dorf ). These designations result from tradition or local preference – for example, several small municipalities designated as cities held city rights in medieval times – and normally do not impact the legal or political rights or obligations of

1350-533: The old towns and their tenants and servants, led to conflict. The wealthier villagers and urban citizens held rights to forests, common land and other municipal property which they did not want to share with the "new citizens", who were generally poor. The compromise solution, which was written into the municipal laws of the Helvetic Republic, is still valid today. Two politically separate but often geographically similar organizations were created. The first,

1395-492: The other towns of the area. In 1888 a harbor was built on the lake shore, allowing steamships to dock and helping tourists to visit the village's spa which opened in 1870. In 1916 the last leg of the Brünig railway line was completed, which passed through the village. Today the local economy is based on tourism, construction and mining at the municipal quarry. In addition, many residents commute to jobs in Interlaken. It

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1440-408: The political municipality and the Bürgergemeinde was often dominated by the latter's ownership of community property. Often the administration and profit from the property were totally held by the Bürgergemeinden , leaving the political municipality dependent on the Bürgergemeinde for money and use of the property. It was not until the political municipality acquired rights over property that served

1485-447: The political voting and electoral body rights from the Bürgergemeinde . In the cities, the percentage of members in the Bürgergemeinde in the population was reduced as a result of increasing emigration to the cities. This led to the Bürgergemeinde losing its former importance to a large extent. However, the Bürgergemeinde has remained, and it includes all individuals who are citizens of the Bürgergemeinde , usually by having inherited

1530-427: The population has changed at a rate of 7.2%. Migration accounted for 6.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (2,408 or 94.3%) as their first language, Albanian is the second most common (34 or 1.3%) and English is the third (23 or 0.9%). There are 15 people who speak French , 19 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh . As of 2008,

1575-569: The population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 1,161 Swiss men (44.9% of the population) and 123 (4.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,193 Swiss women (46.1%) and 111 (4.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 778 or about 30.5% were born in Ringgenberg and lived there in 2000. There were 987 or 38.6% who were born in the same canton, while 408 or 16.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 267 or 10.5% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2010, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.5% of

1620-549: The population) did not answer the question. In Ringgenberg about 1,114 or (43.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 235 or (9.2%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 235 who completed tertiary schooling, 71.1% were Swiss men, 20.9% were Swiss women, 4.7% were non-Swiss men and 3.4% were non-Swiss women. The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten , followed by six years of Primary school. This

1665-419: The population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish , and 43 (or about 1.68% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 4 individuals who were Buddhist , 3 individuals who were Hindu and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 126 (or about 4.93% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 104 individuals (or about 4.07% of

1710-424: The population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.5%. As of 2000, there were 1,041 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,182 married individuals, 203 widows or widowers and 128 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 349 households that consist of only one person and 62 households with five or more people. In 2000,

1755-507: The public (such as schools, fire stations, etc.) and taxes, that they obtained full independence. For example, in the city of Bern, it was not until after the property division of 1852 that the political municipality had the right to levy taxes. It was not until the Federal Constitution of 1874 that all Swiss citizens were granted equal political rights on local and Federal levels. This revised constitution finally removed all

1800-439: The same year, there were 5 lower secondary classes with a total of 90 students. There were 11.1% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 7.8% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The remainder of the students attend a private or special school. As of 2000, there were 6 students in Ringgenberg who came from another municipality, while 73 residents attended schools outside

1845-407: The secondary sector was 185 of which 40 or (21.6%) were in manufacturing, 3 or (1.6%) were in mining and 141 (76.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 373. In the tertiary sector; 58 or 15.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 7 or 1.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 44 or 11.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 12 or 3.2% were

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1890-424: The smallest communities. Only Bister has not merged into a new municipality although the smallest municipality is now Kammersrohr with a population of just 32. In addition to the municipalities as basic territorial political subdivisions, a number of other local subdivisions exist in several cantons. These include: Lake Brienz The village of Brienz , from which the lake takes its name, lies on

1935-677: The so-called municipality, was a political community formed by election and its voting body consists of all resident citizens. However, the community land and property remained with the former local citizens who were gathered together into the Bürgergemeinde /bourgeoisie. During the Mediation era (1803–1814), and especially during the Restoration era (1814–1830), many of the gains toward uniform citizenship were lost. Many political municipalities were abolished and limits were placed on

1980-400: Was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Buckle Argent on a Mount of Six Coupeaux of the same. Ringgenberg has a population (as of December 2020) of 2,588. As of 2010, 9.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000-2010)

2025-595: 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 Zürich in around 1300 in the Codex Manesse collection. During the 13th century, the Counts of Ringgenberg expanded their power, often at the expense of Interlaken Monastery . The ruin of the estate began in the time of Philipp von Ringgenberg (1351–1374). In 1351 part of

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