Ferrara

Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 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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Ferrara is a city in Northern Italy's Emilia-Romagna region that was an important Renaissance center, hosting the court of the House of Este and developing distinctive architecture with broad streets and numerous palaces from that era. It has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for its beauty and cultural significance.

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Italian comune.image_caption: From top left: The Castello Estense, Via Giuseppe Mazzini, Braghini-Rossetti Palace, San Giorgio di Ferrara Cathedral, aerial view of the city during its balloon festival, statue to Nicolò III d'Este in Palazzo Municipale, statue to Girolamo Savonarola in Piazza Savonarola.
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Ferrara.svg
Italian comune.image_shield: CoA Città di Ferrara.svg
Italian comune.map_caption: Location in the Province of Ferrara
Italian comune.region: Emilia-Romagna
Italian comune.province: Ferrara (FE)
Italian comune.frazioni: Aguscello, Albarea, Baura, Boara, Borgo Scoline, Bova, Casaglia, Cassana, Castel Trivellino, Chiesuol del Fosso, Cocomaro di Cona, Cocomaro di Focomorto, Codrea, Cona, Contrapò, Corlo, Correggio, Denore, Focomorto, Francolino, Gaibana, Gaibanella, Sant'Egidio, Malborghetto di Boara, Malborghetto di Correggio, Marrara, Mezzavia, Monestirolo, Montalbano, Parasacco, Pescara, Pontegradella, Pontelagoscuro, Ponte Travagli, Porotto, Porporana, Quartesana, Ravalle, Sabbioni, San Bartolomeo in Bosco, San Martino, Spinazzino, Torre della Fossa, Uccellino, Viconovo, Villanova
Italian comune.mayor_party: LN
Italian comune.mayor: Alan Fabbri
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 404.36
Italian comune.population_total: 132009
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2016
Italian comune.population_demonyms: Ferraresi, Estensi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 9
Italian comune.saint: St. George
Italian comune.day: 23 April
Italian comune.postal_code: 44121 to 44124
Italian comune.area_code: 0532