Ravenna
city in northern Italy
Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The city is inland, but is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a canal. Ravenna once was the seat of the Western Roman Empire and later the Ostrogothic kingdom. It is presently the capital of the province of Ravenna. At 652.89 km² (252.08 sq mi), Ravenna is the second-largest comune in land area in Italy, although it is only a little more than half the size of the largest, Rome.
Ravenna
Ravèna (Romagnol) | |
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Coordinates: 44°25′N 12°12′E / 44.417°N 12.200°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Province | Ravenna (RA) |
Frazioni | (subdivisions)
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Government | |
• Mayor | Michele De Pascale (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 652.89 km2 (252.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (1 January 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 158,784 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Ravennate, Ravennese[3] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 48100 |
Dialing code | 0544 |
Patron saint | Saint Apollinaris |
Saint day | July 23 |
Website | Official website |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv |
Reference | 788 |
Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
Area | 1.32 ha |
Twin cities
change- Chichester, United Kingdom
- Dubrovnik, Croatia, since 1969
- Speyer, Germany, since 1989
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References
change- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ GeoDemo - Istat.it
- ↑ Generally speaking, adjectival "Ravenna" and "Ravennate" are more common for most adjectival uses—the Ravenna Cosmography, Ravenna grass, the Ravennate fleet—while "Ravennese" is more common in reference to people. The neologism "Ravennan" is also encountered. The Italian form is ravennate; in Latin, Ravennatus, Ravennatis, and Ravennatensis are all encountered.
Other websites
change- Ravenna travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Tourism and culture Official website (in Italian) (English)
- Ravenna, A Study Archived 2020-09-02 at the Wayback Machine (1913) by Edward Hutton, from Project Gutenberg
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Ravenna's early history and its monuments
- ItalianVisits.com
- Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace Ravenna Pages Archived 2006-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (photos)
- Ravenna Photo Gallery Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Pictures of the most important travel attractions in Ravenna