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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Ravenna Cervia Faenza Lugo Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | RavennaItaly > Emilia Romagna > RavennaRavenna is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, population 134,631 (2001). The city is inland, but is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a canal. Ravenna once served as the seat of the Roman Empire and later the Ostrogothic kingdom. It is presently the capital of the province of Ravenna. Pages referring to RavennaHere are links to a selection of pages that mention Ravenna within this website: Cesena, Emilia Romagna, Umbria Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Emilia Romagna Snippets of Articles Relating to RavennaItaly > Emilia Romagna Emilia Romagna is one of the most extensive regions of Italy that borders the Adriatic and the Po River. North to Tuscany and Umbria, Emilia Romagna is famous for the fascinating cities scattered along its plains. The large territory consists of nine provinces: Bologna, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini. Italy > Emilia Romagna > Ferrara Ferrara, 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. 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. | |
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