Castle Ried
Castle Ried is a castle in Ritten, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. Castle Ried is situated nearby to the museum Runkelstein Castle, as well as near the castle Rafenstein.Photo: Mike.fabian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Ritten, Italy
- Also known as: “Schloss Ried - Castel Novale”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Runkelstein Castle and Rafenstein.
Runkelstein Castle
Museum
Photo: suedtirol-altoadige, CC BY 2.0.
Runkelstein Castle is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy. In 1237 Alderich, Prince-Bishop of Trent, gave the brothers Friedrich and Beral, Lords of Wangen, permission to construct a castle on the rock then called Runchenstayn. Runkelstein Castle is situated 380 metres southwest of Castle Ried.
Rafenstein
Castle
Photo: Cepaea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rafenstein is a castle, which is situated 690 metres northwest of Castle Ried.
Walbenstein Castle
Castle
Photo: Cepaea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Walbenstein Castle is situated 760 metres north of Castle Ried.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Magdalena and Zollstange.
Bolzano
Photo: Italo-Europeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolzano or Bozen, is the capital city of South Tyrol, the German-speaking region in the northern part of Italy. Bolzano is the largest city in the region.
Castle Ried
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ritten, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.52055° or 46° 31′ 14″ northLongitude
11.3613° or 11° 21′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8FRHG9C6+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 147560638OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2243167
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castle Ried” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Slot Ried”
- German: “Burg Ried”
- German: “Ried”
- German: “Schloss Ried”
- Italian: “Castel Novale”
- Italian: “Castel Ried”
- Turkish: “Ried Kalesi”
- “Ried”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hydroelectric Power Plant Sant’Antonio and St. Jakob am Sand.
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