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Ferrara (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on a branch of the Po river. It was captured from the exarchate of Ravenna by the Lombards in 753. It went to the papacy in 774 and became independent in the 10th century. It suffered internal strife between rival families in the 12th century. It was held by House of Este 1240-1598, then by the Pope. Some important architecture was damaged in WW II; named as part of an UNESCO World Heritage site with the Po Delta. |
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| Ferrara (preferred,C,V)
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| Forum Alieni (H,V)
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............ | name of ancient site that was probably located at Ferrara |
| Ferrarese (C,V)
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Ferrara (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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believed to be the site of the ancient Forum Alieni, although the town has not been definitively documented before AD 753 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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for fruit produced in surrounding district, which is reclaimed marshland |
| transportation center (C) |
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is an important hub for rail traffic |
| industrial center (C) |
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developed after WW II; produces chemicals, sugar, alcohol, hemp products & shoes |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for architecture, valuable library & museums of art & archaeology; site of house of poet Ariosto (died here in 1533) |
| university center (C) |
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founded in 1391 |
| World Heritage Site (C) |
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from 1995 |
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