Ferrara, Italy
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| Comune di Ferrara | ||
The Castle Estense
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| Coordinates: 44°50′N 11°37′E / 44.833°N 11.617°ECoordinates: 44°50′N 11°37′E / 44.833°N 11.617°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Ferrara (FE) | |
| Frazioni | Aguscello, Albarea, Baura, Boara, Borgo Scoline, Bova, Casaglia, Cassana, Castel Trivellino, Chiesuol del Fosso, Cocomaro di Cona, Cocomaro di Focomorto, Codrea, Cona, Contrapò, Corlo, Correggio, Denore, Focomorto, Francolino, Gaibana, Gaibanella, Sant'Egidio, Malborghetto di Boara, Malborghetto di Correggio, Marrara, Mezzavia, Monestirolo, Montalbano, Parasacco, Pescara, Pontegradella, Pontelagoscuro, Ponte Travagli, Porotto, Porporana, Quartesana, Ravalle, Sabbioni, San Bartolomeo in Bosco, San Martino, Spinazzino, Torre della Fossa, Uccellino, Viconovo, Villanova | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Tiziano Tagliani (PD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 404.36 km2 (156.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2014) | ||
| • Total | 133,485 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Ferraresi, Estensi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 44121 to 44124 | |
| Dialing code | 0532 | |
| Patron saint | St. George | |
| Saint day | April 23 | |
| Website | Official website | |
| Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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| Location | Italy |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv, v, vi |
| Reference | 733 |
| UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
| Extensions | 1999 |
Ferrara ([ferˈraːra] 
listen ) (Emilian: Frara) is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 kilometres (31 miles) north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km (3 miles) north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance it has been qualified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Modern times have brought a renewal of industrial activity. Ferrara is on the main rail line from Bologna to Padua and Venice, and has branches to Ravenna, Poggio Rusco (for Suzzara) and Codigoro.
Ferrara was probably settled by the inhabitants of the lagoons at the mouth of Po river; there are two early centers of settlement, one round the cathedral, the other, the castrum bizantino, on the opposite shore, where the Primaro empties into the Volano channel. Ferrara appears first in a document of the Lombard king Desiderius of 753 AD, as a city forming part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. Desiderius pledged a Lombard ducatus ferrariae ("Duchy of Ferrara") in 757 to Pope Stephen II.
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