Ratschings

#1055 among destinations in Italy

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Ratschings is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres north of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. ()

Local name: Racines Population: 4.5 thous.Area: 78.49 mi²Coordinates: 46°52'37"N, 11°19'39"E

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Trentino-South TyrolItaly

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Ratschings – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Reifenstein Castle, Penser Weißhorn, Fleckner, Zinseler.

5.5 miE
Forts and castles
Reifenstein Castle, Freienfeld
142 min walk • Reifenstein Castle is a castle in Freienfeld, near Sterzing, in South Tyrol. It is located near a dried marsh, in the valley of the Eisack.
6.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Penser Weißhorn
156 min walk • The Penser Weißhorn is a mountain of the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. Located near the Penser Joch, its summit appears almost inaccessible due to its seemingly vertical pyramidal shape, although it is a popular location for hikers, and can be climbed by the sure footed in...
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fleckner
93 min walk • The Fleckner or Flecknerspitze is a peak of the Stubai Alps mountain range in South Tyrol, Italy. The peak has an elevation of 2331 m and on its top there is a large summit cross, which surrounded by green meadow during summer.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zinseler
153 min walk • Zinseler is a mountain in the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol in Italy. It has an elevation of 2,422 m and is located near Penser Joch saddle close to the city of Sterzing.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Penser Joch
172 min walk • The Penser Joch is a high mountain pass in South Tyrol, northern Italy, near the Jaufenpass. It connects Bolzano via the Sarntal and with Sterzing in the Wipptal. It is the most direct road between Innsbruck and Bolzano. It is traversed by the SS 508 highway, which has a maximum grade of 13 percent. There is a restaurant at the summit.
6.6 miSW
Museum
MuseumPasseier - MuseoPassiria
170 min walk • MuseumPasseier is a historical museum located in St. Leonhard in Passiria. It has one main office, at the Sandhof, Andreas Hofer's tavern, and three branch offices.
1.5 miNE
46°53'35"N • 11°20'56"E
Museum of Hunting and Fishing
39 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Forts and castles
1.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Schloss - Castello Wolfsthurn
39 min walk • Wolfsthurn Castle or Mareta Castle is a Baroque-style castle located on a hill above Mareta, a village in the South Tyrolean hamlet of Ratschings. The castle has 365 windows.
5.6 miSW
Ruins
Ruine Jaufenburg - Castel Giovo, St. Leonhard in Passeier
142 min walk • Castel Giovo is a ruined castle of which only a tower remains in St. Leonhard in Passeier in Trentino-South Tyrol.
5.1 miE
Tower
Zwölferturm, Sterzing
131 min walk • The Tower of Twelve is an ancient medieval tower in the city of Sterzing in South Tyrol.
6.9 miNW
46°57'6"N • 11°13'53"E
Grohmannhütte - Rifugio Vedretta Piana
176 min walk • Alpine hut, Hiking