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