Ripa

Ripa is the 12th rione of , Italy, identified by the initials R. XII, and it is located in the Municipio I. The coat of arms of the rione depicts a white rudder on a red background, to remind the port of , that was placed in , but faced the rione.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Aventine Hill and Pyramid of Caius Cestius.

Peak
The is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient was built. It belongs to Ripa, the modern twelfth rione, or ward, of .

The pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in , , near the and the . It was built in the style of the Nubian pyramids as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation.

Square
is a square of , placed along Viale Aventino, not far from , at the footsteps of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Palatine Hill.

Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of . Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

Locality
The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Ripa

Latitude
41.88068° or 41° 52′ 50″ north
Longitude
12.48073° or 12° 28′ 51″ east
Population
2,600
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFJJ+77
Geo­Names ID
6545161
Wiki­data ID
Q1319348
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Ripa” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Ripa
  • Chinese: 里帕
  • Czech: Ripa
  • Dutch: Ripa
  • Finnish: Ripa
  • French: Ripa
  • German: Ripa
  • Hebrew: ריפה
  • Italian: Ripa
  • Japanese: リパ
  • Korean: 리파
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ripa
  • Norwegian: Rione Ripa
  • Polish: Ripa
  • Portuguese: Ripa
  • Russian: Рипа
  • Serbian: Ripa
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ripa, L’Aquila
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ripa
  • Slovenian: Ripa
  • Spanish: Ripa
  • Swedish: Ripa, Rom
  • Swedish: Ripa
  • Turkish: Ripa
  • Ukrainian: Ріпа
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ripa”. Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.