Ritenbenck

Ritenbenck
Ritenbenck as seen from the north
Ritenbenck Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 69°46′1.2″N 51°19′1.2″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Time zone	UTC-03

"Appat" redirects here. For the island, see Appat Island.

Ritenbenck, Ritenbenk or Ritenbench (Greenlandic: Appat) is a former settlement on Appat Island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is located in the Uummannaq Fjord.

Ritenbenck was founded in 1755 by the General Trade Company.[1] The name was an anagram of the GTC's then-chairman Christian August Berckentin (1694–1758).[2]

See also

• Qaqortuatsiaq, an abandoned marble quarry on the same island

References

1. Marquardt, Ole. "Change and Continuity in Denmark's Greenland Policy" in The Oldenburg Monarchy: An Underestimated Empire?. Verlag Ludwig (Kiel), 2006.
2. Del, Anden. "Grønland som del af den bibelske fortælling – en 1700-tals studie Archived 2012-07-15 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 2 May 2012. (in Danish)