Ritten-Renon
Ritten-Renon is a region in the center of
South Tyrol (
Italy) with on an altitude between 250m and 1.300m. The about 7000 inhabitants are mainly of native german tongue. With 111.48 kmē it is one of the largest regions of South Tyrol
The Ritten is connected with Bozen-Bolzano with a provincial road and with a cableway from Oberbozen-Soprabolzano, the longest cableway of the world in one track, about 4 km long and 12 minutes to travel.
This cableway replaced in 1960 the previous rack railway, built in 1911. The railway is still in function on the mountain side between Maria Himmelfahrt-Maria Assunta and Klobenstein-Collalbo.
Near to Oberbozen-Soprabolzano and Lengstein-Longostagno are situated some groups of earth pyramids.
The main villages:
- Klobenstein-Collalbo (municipal administration)
- Kematen
- Lengmoos-Longomoso
- Lengstein-Longostagno
- Maria Himmelfahrt-Maria Assunta
- Mittelberg-
- Oberbozen-Soprabolzano
- Oberinn-Auna di sopra
- Siffian-
- Signat-
- Unterinn-Auna di sotto
- Wangen-
- Wolfsgruben-Costalovara
- Rittner Horn-Corno del Renon (altitude 2.260m)