Ritten | |
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Comune | |
Gemeinde Ritten Comune di Renon |
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The village of Unterinn in Ritten
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Location of Ritten in Italy | |
Coordinates: 46°32′N 11°27′E / 46.533°N 11.450°ECoordinates: 46°32′N 11°27′E / 46.533°N 11.450°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province / Metropolitan city | South Tyrol (BZ) |
Frazioni | Oberinn (Auna di Sopra), Unterinn (Auna di Sotto), Atzwang (Campodazzo), Klobenstein (Collalbo), Lengmoos (Longomoso), Lengstein (Longostagno), Gissmann (Madonnina), Mittelberg (Monte di Mezzo), Rotwand (Pietrarossa), Oberbozen (Soprabolzano), Signat (Signato), Sill, Wangen (Vanga) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paul Lintner |
Area | |
• Total | 111 km2 (43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,154 m (3,786 ft) |
Population (Dec. 2016) | |
• Total | 7.847 |
• Density | 0.071/km2 (0.18/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | German: Rittner Italian: renonesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 39054 |
Dialing code | 0471 |
Website | Official website |
Ritten (German pronunciation: [ˈrɪtn̩]; Italian: Renon [reˈnon]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
The 111-square-kilometre (43 sq mi) community is named after the high plateau, elevation 1,100 to 1,400 metres (3,600 to 4,600 ft), the Ritten or the Renon, on which most of the villages are located. The plateau forms the southeast tip of the Sarntal Alps mountain range and is located between, and on average 800 metres (2,600 ft) above the rivers Eisack and Talfer. Ritten lies directly northeast of Bolzano, settled on the "meeting point" of the above rivers.
Ritten borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Bolzano, Kastelruth, Karneid, Völs, Jenesien, Sarntal and Villanders.
As of 31 December 2016, Ritten had a population of 7,847.
There are 17 fraziones (subdivisions, usually consisting of one or a few villages and hamlets). These include the central village Klobenstein (Collalbo), in which the townhall is located, as well as Atzwang (Campodazzo), Gissmann (Madonnina), Lengmoos (Longomoso), Lengstein (Longostagno), Mittelberg (Monte di Mezzo), Oberbozen (Soprabolzano), Oberinn (Auna di Sopra), Rotwand (Pietrarossa), Siffian (Siffiano), Signat (Signato), Sill (Castel Novale), Unterinn (Auna di Sotto), Wangen (Vanga), and Wolfsgruben (Costalovara).
Of these only Atzwang and Sill are not located on the plateau, but on the rivers Eisack and Talfer, respectively.
The mountain ridge is first mentioned in AD 870 as "Mons Ritanus". Already around 1200 a mountain inn was established on the plateau. In 1237 Runkelstein Castle was built on a rocky spur in Ritten territory by the lords of Wangen.