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1973 – Istituto di Storia Contemporanea di Ferrara (history society) founded. 1989 – La Nuova Ferrara newspaper begins publication. 1999 – Gaetano Sateriale becomes mayor. 21st century. 2009 – Tiziano Tagliani becomes mayor. 2014 – Population: 133,485. 2019 – Alan Fabbri becomes mayor. See also
Visit Ferrara. Ferrara is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its very well preserved centre and important monuments and buildings, with several of them among exceptionally attractive. During the medieval and renaissance periods Ferrara attracted many of the leading artists and intellectuals of the period - in particular because of the ...
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May 22, 2012 · Sandra Srivastava. | Tue, 05/22/2012 - 09:03. In 1995 the city of Ferrara was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site named ‘City of Ferrara’. In 1999 its designation was extended and renamed ‘Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta’. The main grounds for its inclusion are that the city and the Po Delta are outstanding ...
This town recounts its past at every turn, but also speaks of hospitality, environmentally aware and sustainable present: bicycles reign here, along with clean air. Situated in the Emilian plain, Ferrara is located a few kilometres south of the Po, but also around 50 kilometres from the sea. It is therefore a must-visit destination for art ...
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 ...
Palazzo Municipale (Ferrara) / 44.8361; 11.619153. The Municipal Palace of Ferrara is located in Piazza del Municipio 2. It was the ducal residence of the Este family until the 16th century, when the court moved to the nearby Castello Estense. It is the seat of the municipality of Ferrara.
Ferrara is one of a few provincial centres in Italy (along with Lucca, Bergamo and Grosseto) where city walls were remained mostly intact. The most of the attractions of the city are inside its almost 9 km city walls. 44.8375 11.619444. 1 Castello Estense ( Este castle ).
