{{Infobox Italian comune | name = Ratschings | official_name = Gemeinde Ratschings<br>Comune di Racines | native_name = | image_skyline = Ratschings, panorama2 van tussen Gasteig en Kalch foto3 2012-08-11 13.26.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Ratschings, panorama from between Gasteig and Kalch | image_shield = Racines-Stemma.png | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|46|53|N|11|24|E|type:city(4,107)_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | province = South Tyrol (BZ) | frazioni = Außerratschings, Innerratschings, Gasteig (Casateia), Mareit (Mareta), Ridnaun (Ridanna), Telfes (Telves), Jaufental (Valgiovo) | mayor_party = SVP | 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 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = | day = | 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'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|45|km|mi}} north of the city of Bolzano, on the border with 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.</ref>
Ratschings borders the following municipalities: Brenner, Freienfeld, Moos in Passeier, St. Leonhard in Passeier, Sarntal, Sterzing, Neustift im Stubaital (Austria) and Sölden (Austria).
===Frazioni=== The municipality of Ratschings contains the ''frazioni'' (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 wolf on azure. 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 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 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, chapel File:Tussen Kalch en Gasteig, wegpanorama foto2 2012-08-11 14.00.jpg| Panorama between Kalch and Gasteig File:Kalch, dorpspanorama vanaf de weg foto2 2012-08-11 14.13.jpg|Kalch, view to the village from the road </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}}
==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