Ritenbenck, Ritenbenk or Ritenbench () 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.Marquardt, Ole. "Change and Continuity in Denmark's Greenland Policy" in The Oldenburg Monarchy: An Underestimated Empire?. Verlag Ludwig (Kiel), 2006. The name was an anagram of the GTC's then-chairman Christian August Berckentin (1694–1758).Del, Anden. "Grønland som del af den bibelske fortælling – en 1700-tals studie ". Accessed 2 May 2012.
See also Qaqortuatsiaq, an abandoned marble quarry on the same island
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