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
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
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