Ritter (disambiguation)

Ritter is the second lowest-ranking title of nobility in German-speaking areas, just above an Edler, considered roughly equal to the title Knight or Baronet.

Ritter may also refer to:

Places

• Ritter (crater), a lunar crater located near Mare Tranquillitatis
• Ritter, Iowa, a community in the United States
• Ritter Island, a small volcanic island northeast of New Guinea
• Ritter Park, a public park in Huntington, West Virginia
• Ritter Range, a small mountain range in California's Sierra Nevada
  • Mount Ritter, the highest peak the Ritter Range

People

• Ritter (surname)
• Ritter (titular name)

Brands and enterprises

• Ritter Bass Guitars, a manufacturer of high-end electric bass guitars
• Ritter Sport, a German chocolate bar

Schools

• Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, a high school in St. Louis, Missouri
• Cardinal Ritter High School, a high school in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Liegnitz Ritter-Akademie, a German knight academy founded in the 17th century
• Wolfenbüttel Ritter-Akademie, a German knight academy founded in 1688

Science and healthcare

• Ritter reaction, an organic chemistry reaction
• Ritter's disease, another name for Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, a skin disease

Structures

• Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena, an ice arena in Rochester, New York
• Ritter Observatory, including Ritter Planetarium, a facility adjacent to Brooks Observatory at the University of Toledo (in Ohio)
• Turnbull-Ritter House, also known as the Sunrise Plantation, an historic home near Lamont, Florida

Other uses

• Josh Ritter (album), the 1999 debut album by Josh Ritter