Ritenbenck | |
Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Greenland |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Avannaata |
Established Date: | 1755 |
Timezone: | UTC-03 |
Coordinates: | 69.767°N -51.317°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Ritenbenck, Ritenbenk or Ritenbench (Kalaallisut; 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]