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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Ferrara Cento Comacchio Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | FerraraItaly > Emilia Romagna > FerraraFerrara, a town, an archiepiscopal see and a province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Situated 30 m. N.N.E. of Bologna, 30 ft. above sea-level on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po river, which is 3 1/2 miles north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces, which date from the 14th century, when it was the seat of the court of the house of Este, and had, it is said, 100,000 inhabitants. The most prominent building is the square castle of the house of Este, in the centre of the town, a brick building surrounded by a moat, with four towers. It was built after 1385 and partly restored in 1554; the pavilions on the top of the towers date from the latter year. Near it is the hospital of S. Anna, where Torquato Tasso was confined during his attack of insanity (1579–1586). Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Bologna, Emilia Romagna Snippets of Articles Relating to FerraraItaly > Emilia Romagna The landscape here ranges from the wide plains south of the Po River to the mountains that border Tuscany, including the peak of Monte Cimone. Italy > Emilia Romagna > Parma Parma, like most northern Italian cities, was nominally a part of the Holy Roman Empire but locally ruled by its bishops until the commune gained strength in the early Middle Ages. It fell under the control of Milan in 1346, was ceded to the Holy See in 1511. The Farnese pope, Paul III, detached Parma and Piacenza from the Papal States and gave them as a duchy for his illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, whose descendents ruled in Parma from 1545 to 1731, when Antonio Farnese (1679-1731), last male of the Farnese line, died. Italy > Emilia Romagna > Modena Modena is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.An ancient town, the seat of an archbishop, it is now mostly known as "the capital of engines", given that most famous Italian car factories like De Tomaso, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati were born there or were somehow related to its province. | |
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