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.Sechzehntes Landesgesetz über die Verwaltungsvereinfachung im Lande Rheinland-Pfalz vom 19. Dezember 1973 (GVBl. p. 541) (in German)
The Verbandsgemeinde Ringen consisted of the following 12 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities") (population as of 1974):
Municipality Area (km²) Population Bengen 413 Birresdorf 369 Eckendorf 287 Gelsdorf 823 Holzweiler 623 Kalenborn 453 Karweiler 457 Lantershofen 690 Leimersdorf 603 Nierendorf 418 Ringen * 948 Vettelhoven 482 VerbandsgemeindeRingen 61.88 6,566 * seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
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