Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of San Vitale and Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
Basilica of San Vitale
Church
Photo: Commonists, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy. The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its mosaics in particular are some of the most-studied works in Byzantine art.
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a Late Antique Roman building in Ravenna, Italy, built between 425 and 450. It was added to the World Heritage List together with seven other structures in Ravenna in 1996.
Baptistery of Neon
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The Baptistery of Neon is a Roman religious building in Ravenna, northeastern Italy. The most ancient monument remaining in the city, it was partly erected on the site of a Roman bath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Fuori and Classe.
Porto Fuori
Village
Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Fuori is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Ravenna.
Classe
Village
Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Classe is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Ravenna.
Ravenna
- Type: Locality with 158,000 residents
- Also known as: “039014”
- Location: Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.417° or 44° 25′ 1″ northLongitude
12.1987° or 12° 11′ 55″ eastPopulation
158,000Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8FPJC58X+QFGeoNames ID
6540121
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Ravenna” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ራቬና”
- Arabic: “رافينا”
- Armenian: “Հռավեննա”
- Belarusian: “Горад Равена”
- Bulgarian: “Равена”
- Chinese: “拉文納”
- Chuvash: “Равенна”
- Esperanto: “Raveno”
- French: “Ravenne”
- Georgian: “რავენა”
- Greek: “Ραβέννα”
- Hebrew: “רוונה”
- Hindi: “रवेना”
- Italian: “Comune di Ravenna”
- Italian: “Ravenna”
- Japanese: “ラヴェンナ”
- Kazakh: “Равенна”
- Korean: “라벤나”
- Lithuanian: “Ravena”
- Lombard: “Ravena”
- Macedonian: “Равена”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ravena”
- Ossetian: “Равеннæ”
- Persian: “راونا”
- Piemontese: “Ravënna”
- Polish: “Rawenna”
- Portuguese: “Ravena”
- Russian: “Равенна”
- Serbian: “Равена”
- Slovenian: “Ravena”
- Spanish: “Rávena”
- Tagalog: “Lungsod ng Ravenna”
- Thai: “ราเวนนา”
- Ukrainian: “Равенна”
- Venetian: “Ravena”
- Western Panjabi: “راوینا”
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Localities in the Area
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