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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Ritten
| official_name       = Gemeinde Ritten<br>Comune di Renon
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| image_skyline       = Unterinn.jpg
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| image_caption       = The village of Unterinn in Ritten
| image_shield        = Ritten CoA classic.svg
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| coordinates         = {{coord|46|32|N|11|27|E|type:city(5,633)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region              = [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]
| province            = [[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)
| mayor_party         = 
| mayor               = Julia Fulterer
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 111
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total    = 7.925 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2018gen/index.html|title = Demo-Geodemo. - Mappe, Popolazione, Statistiche Demografiche dell'ISTAT}}</ref>
| population_as_of    = Aug. 2018
| pop_density_footnotes = 
| population_demonym  = German: Rittner<br> Italian: renonesi
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 1154
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| postal_code         = 39054
| area_code           = 0471
| website             = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.ritten.bz.it}}
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}}
'''Ritten''' ({{IPA|de|ˈrɪtn̩}}; {{langx|it|Renon}} {{IPA|it|reˈnon|}}) is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in [[South Tyrol]] in northern [[Italy]].

==Territory==
[[File:Dolomites from the perspective of Ritten in South Tyrol.jpg|thumb|Dolomites from the perspective of Ritten in South Tyrol]]
The {{convert|111|km2|mi2|adj=on}} community is named after the high plateau, elevation {{convert|1100|to|1400|m|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 {{convert|800|m|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 am Schlern|Völs]], [[Jenesien]], [[Sarntal]] and [[Villanders]].

As of 31 December 2016, Ritten had a population of 7,847.<ref name="istat">[http://www.provinz.bz.it/english/default.htm South Tyrol in figures 2008] by the Provincial Statistics Institute ASTAT, part of [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>

There are 17 [[frazione]]s (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.

==History==
[[Image:Erdpyramiden bei Oberbozen in Südtirol.jpg|thumb|right|Earth pyramids in Ritten]]

The mountain ridge is first mentioned in AD 871–75 as "Mons Ritanus" and then in 1027 as "Mons Rittena".<ref>Theodor Bitterauf (1905—09). ''Die Traditionen des Hochstifts Freising.'' Beck, Munich, no. 912; Martin Bitschnau, Hannes Obermair (2009). ''Tiroler Urkundenbuch.'' Abt. II, Vol. 1. Wagner, Innsbruck. {{ISBN|978-3-7030-0469-8}}, p. 170, no. 198.</ref> 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&ndash;1810), involved in 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 {{convert|4|km|mi}} long and 12 minutes to travel. In 1960, this cableway replaced the previous [[rack railway]], built in 1907. The railway is still in function on the mountain side between Maria Himmelfahrt and Klobenstein.

===Coat of arms===
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The official community [[coat of arms]] consists of [[gules]] two [[Chevron (insignia)|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.<ref>[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/r/ritten.htm Heraldry of the World: Ritten]</ref>

==Main sights==
*Near Oberbozen and Lengstein are several groups of [[fairy chimney]]s (earth pyramids).
*Klobenstein has a {{convert|1198|m|ft|adj=on}} high-elevation outdoor artificial ice track, the ''Arena Ritten'' or [[:nl:IJsbaan van Collalbo|Ritten Kunsteisbahn]], at which the [[2007 European Speed Skating Championships|2007]] and [[2011 European Speed Skating Championships]] and many [[ISU Speed Skating World Cup|World Cup]] events have been held.

==Economy==
The candy company [[Loacker]] is based in Ritten.

== Notable people ==
* [[Frederick von Wangen]], bishop of [[Trento]], early 13th century
* [[Bruno Platter]] (born 1944) a Roman Catholic priest and the 65th [[Grand Master of the Teutonic Order]]

==Society==

===Linguistic distribution===
According to the 2024 census, 94.35% of the population speak [[German language|German]], 5.35% Italian and 0.30% [[Ladin language|Ladin]] as first language.<ref name="Volkszählung 2024/Censimento della popolazione 2024">{{cite journal |date=December 2024 |title=Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024 |journal=astat info |issue=56 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=https://astat.provinz.bz.it/de/aktuelles-publikationen-info.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=1160209 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}</ref>

===Demographic evolution===
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commonscat-inline|Ritten}}
*{{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.gemeinde.ritten.bz.it Homepage of the municipality]

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{{South Tyrol}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of South Tyrol]]