Ravenna
Ravenna [raˈvenna] (
listen) (Romagnol: Ravêna) is the caipital ceety o the Province o Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region o Italy. It wis the caipital ceety o the Wastren Roman Empire frae 402 till that empire collapsed in 476. It then servit as the caipital o the Kinrick o the Ostrogoths till it wis conquered in 540 bi the Byzantine Empire. Efterwairds, the ceety formit the centre o the Byzantine Exarchate o Ravenna till the invasion o the Franks in 751, efter which it became the seat o the Kinrick o the Lombards.
Ravenna | |
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| Comune di Ravenna | |
 Piazza del Popolo | |
 Coat airms | |
  Ravenna Location o Ravenna in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′N 12°12′E / 44.417°N 12.200°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Ravenna (RA) |
| Frazioni | Casalborsetti, Lido di Savio, Lido di Classe, Lido di Dante, Lido Adriano, Marina di Ravenna, Punta Marina Terme, Porto Corsini, Porto Fuori, Marina Romea, Ammonite, Camerlona, Mandriole, Savarna, Grattacoppa, Conventello, Torri, Mezzano, Sant'Antonio, San Romualdo, Sant'Alberto, Borgo Montone, Fornace Zarattini, Piangipane, San Marco, San Michele, Santerno, Villanova di Ravenna, Borgo Sisa, Bastia, Borgo Faina, Carraie, Campiano, Casemurate, Caserma, Castiglione di Ravenna, Classe, Coccolia, Ducenta, Durazzano, Filetto, Fosso Ghiaia, Gambellara, Ghibullo, Longana, Madonna dell'Albero, Massa Castello, Mensa Matellica, Osteria, Pilastro, Roncalceci, Ragone, Santo Stefano, San Bartolo, San Zaccaria, Savio, S. Pietro in Trento, San Pietro in Vincoli, San Pietro in Campiano |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Fabrizio Matteucci (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 652.89 km2 (252.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (31 Mairch 2011) | |
| • Total | 159,497 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ravennati |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48100 |
| Diallin code | 0544 |
| Patron saunt | Saint Apollinaris |
| Saunt day | July 23 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
| UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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 Mosaic of the Emperor Justinian from the Basiilica of San Vitale | |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 788 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20t Session) |
Awtho an inland ceety, Ravenna is connectit tae the Adriatic Sea bi the Candiano Canal. It is the location o a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid.
Twin touns — Sister ceeties eedit
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