Ritten ( German pronunciation: [ˈrɪtn̩] ; Italian : Renon [reˈnon] ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy .
12-598: 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
24-590: Is its last peak. The other minor ridge to the west is the Getrumkamm, with its peaks Plankenhorn (2589 m ) and Getrumspitze. The minor ridges on the Eisack side are due to Flaggertal and Schalderer Tal. Limited to the north by Flaggertal and to the south by Schalderer Tal exists a ridge with Karspitze (2517 m ) as its highest peak and limited to the north by Schalderer Tal exists a ridge with Lorenzispitze (2483 m ) and Königsangerspitze (2439 m ). The southern half
36-587: Is limited by the Etschtal , Eisacktal, Passeiertal and the Jaufen Pass . The Sarntal Alps are divided into an Eastern and a Western Part, which meet at the Penser Joch . The Eastern Part has got various minor ridges. The Southern half (south to Kassianspitze ) is compared to the surrounding ranges not that elevated, its highest peaks are Villanderer Berg (2509m) and Rittner Horn (2260m), further south it becomes
48-646: Is not that elevated, it is called Tschöggelberg. Its middle part consists of the highest mountains, that among the Hirzer (2781m), Alplerspitze (2750m), Hönigsspitze (2698m) and Plattinger Spitze (2670m). More to the west, there is the Ifinger . The most notable mountains of the northern part are the Penser Weißhorn (2705 m ), Zinseler (2422 m ), Jaufenspitze (2481 m ), Hochwart (2748 m ) and Ötsch (2592m). The churchhouse Latzfonser Kreuz [ de ]
60-487: Is one of the highest located (2,311m) places of pilgrimage in South Tyrol. At the southern side of the Ritten, the natural phenomenum of hoodoo can be seen. [REDACTED] Media related to Sarntal Alps at Wikimedia Commons This Italian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tagewaldhorn The Tagewaldhorn ( Italian : Corno di Tramin ; German : Tagewaldhorn )
72-409: 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
84-567: The 2011 census, 95.20% of the population speak German , 4.55% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language. [REDACTED] Media related to Ritten at Wikimedia Commons Sarntal Alps The Sarntal Alps ( German : Sarntaler Alpen , Italian : Alpi Sarentine ) are a mountain range of the Eastern Rhaetian Alps , in South Tyrol ( Italy ), which surrounds the Sarntal (valley). It
96-732: The Ritten. The northern has got the Tatschspitze (2528 m ), Tagewaldhorn (2708 m ), Jakobsspitze (2742 m ), Schrotthorn (2590 m ), Plankenhorn (2543 m ) Kassianspitze (2581 m ). The biggest minor ridge of the Sarntal Alps is the Middle Ridge, beginning at the Hörtlanerspitze (2660m), it limites the Durnholztal . Its most known peaks are Gentersbergspitze (2411 m ), Hoferspitze (2438 m ) and Leiterspitze (2375 m ), which
108-504: The plateau, but on the rivers Eisack and Talfer, respectively. The mountain ridge is first mentioned in AD 871–75 as "Mons Ritanus" and then in 1027 as "Mons Rittena". 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. The Tyrolean patriotic hero Peter Mayr (1767–1810), involved in
120-477: The previous rack railway , built in 1907. The railway is still in function on the mountain side between Maria Himmelfahrt and Klobenstein. The official community coat of arms consists of gules two chevrons embowed argent ; it is the arms of the Lords of Zwingenstein who ruled the village from their castle until 1531. The emblem was adopted in 1967. The candy company Loacker is based in Ritten. According to
132-500: The rebellion against Napoleon's forces that occupied Tyrol, was born in the village of Siffian in Ritten. From the 17th century Ritten has been a popular summer destination for citizens of Bolzano, since the air is considerably cooler on the plateau. Ritten is connected with Bolzano with a provincial road and with a cableway from Oberbozen, one of the longest cableways of the world in one track, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long and 12 minutes to travel. This cableway replaced in 1960
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#1732852139107144-414: 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
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