# Ratschings

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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Ratschings
| official_name       = Gemeinde Ratschings<br>Comune di Racines
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| image_skyline       = Ratschings, panorama2 van tussen Gasteig en Kalch foto3 2012-08-11 13.26.jpg
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| image_caption       = Ratschings, panorama from between [Gasteig](/source/Gasteig) and Kalch
| image_shield        = Racines-Stemma.png
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| coordinates         = {{coord|46|53|N|11|24|E|type:city(4,107)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| region              = [Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol](/source/Trentino-Alto_Adige%2FS%C3%BCdtirol)
| province            = [South Tyrol](/source/South_Tyrol) (BZ)
| frazioni            = Außerratschings, Innerratschings, Gasteig (Casateia), Mareit (Mareta), Ridnaun (Ridanna), Telfes (Telves), Jaufental (Valgiovo)
| mayor_party         = [SVP](/source/South_Tyrolean_People's_Party)
| mayor               = Sebastian Helfer
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 203.6
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total    = 4363
| population_as_of    = Nov. 2010
| pop_density_footnotes = 
| population_demonym  = German: Ratschingser<br>Italian: di Racines
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| postal_code         = 39040
| area_code           = 0472
| website             = {{official website|http://www.ratschings.eu}}
| footnotes           = 
}}

'''Ratschings''' ({{IPA|de|raˈtʃɪŋs}}; {{langx|it|Racines}} {{IPA|it|raˈtʃiːnes|}}) is a ''[comune](/source/comune)'' (municipality) in [South Tyrol](/source/South_Tyrol) in northern [Italy](/source/Italy), located about {{convert|45|km|mi}} north of the city of [Bolzano](/source/Bolzano), on the border with [Austria](/source/Austria).

==Geography==
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 4,363 and an area of {{convert|203.6|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).</ref>

Ratschings borders the following municipalities: [Brenner](/source/Brenner%2C_South_Tyrol), [Freienfeld](/source/Freienfeld), [Moos in Passeier](/source/Moos_in_Passeier), [St. Leonhard in Passeier](/source/St._Leonhard_in_Passeier), [Sarntal](/source/Sarntal), [Sterzing](/source/Sterzing), [Neustift im Stubaital](/source/Neustift_im_Stubaital) (Austria) and [Sölden](/source/S%C3%B6lden) (Austria).

===Frazioni===
The municipality of Ratschings contains the ''[frazioni](/source/frazione)'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außerratschings, Innerratschings, Gasteig (Casateia), Mareit (Mareta), Ridnaun (Ridanna), Telfes (Telves), and Jaufental (Valgiovo).

==History==

===Coat of arms===
The emblem show a rampant [argent](/source/argent) [wolf](/source/wolves_in_heraldry) on [azure](/source/Azure_(heraldry)). The arms is similar to that of ''Wolf von Mareit'', but with the opposite colors. The emblem was adopted in 1969.<ref>[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/r/ratschin.htm Heraldry of the World: Ratschings]</ref>

==Society==

===Linguistic distribution===
According to the 2024 census, 96.65% of the population speak German, 3.21% Italian and 0.14% [Ladin](/source/Ladin_language) as first language.<ref name="Volkszählung 2024/Censimento della popolazione 2024">{{cite journal |date=December 2024 |title=Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024 |journal=astat info |issue=56 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=https://astat.provinz.bz.it/de/aktuelles-publikationen-info.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=1160209 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}</ref>

===Demographic evolution===
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|graph-pos=bottom
|1861|?
|1871|?
|1881|?
|1901|?
|1911|?
|1921|2860
|1931|2932
|1936|3120
|1951|3177
|1961|3166
|1971|3277
|1981|3429
|1991|3594
|2001|4010
| source=Data from ISTAT
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=180>
File:Ratschings, panorama van tussen Kalch en Gasteig foto1 2012-08-11 13.48.jpg|Ratschings, panorama from between Kalch and [Gasteig](/source/Gasteig)
File:Obertelfes, wegpanorama1 met kerk foto5 2012-08-11 10.33.jpg|Obertelfes, road panorama with church
File:Untertelfes, Pfarrkirche Sankt Nikolaus ID16680 2012-08-11 10.57.jpg|Untertelfes, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Nikolaus
File:Mareit, die Sankt Pankratiuskirche Dm16636 foto3 2012-08-11 11.44.jpg|Mareit, church: die Sankt Pankratiuskirche
File:Mareit, Schloss Wulfsthurn foto1 2012-08-11 11.45.jpg|Mareit, castle: Schloss Wulfsthurn
File:Gasteig, kapel foto3 2012-08-11 13.023.jpg|[Gasteig](/source/Gasteig), chapel
File:Tussen Kalch en Gasteig, wegpanorama foto2 2012-08-11 14.00.jpg| Panorama between Kalch and [Gasteig](/source/Gasteig)
File:Kalch, dorpspanorama vanaf de weg foto2 2012-08-11 14.13.jpg|Kalch, view to the village from the road
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.ratschings.eu Homepage of the municipality]
{{Commonscat-inline|Ratschings}}

{{South Tyrol}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of South Tyrol

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