Ferrara and the Po Delta
Also known as Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1995
Area
46,712 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ferrara and the Po Delta is in Ferrara. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Porticoes of Bologna, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ferrara · about 131,000 peopleat the site
- Bologna · about 488,000 peopleabout 45 km south-west
- Modena · about 176,000 peopleabout 60 km west
- Ravenna · about 135,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Verona · about 347,000 peopleabout 85 km north-west
- Venice · about 271,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural45 km away
ItalyCultural59 km away
ItalyCultural65 km away
ItalyCultural66 km away
ItalyCultural67 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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