Ferrara
Italy · Emilia-Romagna
Ferrara is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2016, it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated 44 kilometres northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the Renaissance, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance, it has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Main language
- Italian
- On the map
- 44.84° N, 11.62° E
Near Ferrara
- Bologna · 44 km away
- Modena · 59 km away
- Ravenna · 66 km away
- Padua · 67 km away
- Maranello · 69 km away
- Mantua · 74 km away
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