Torre della Fossa
Torre della Fossa is a locality in Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna and has about 430 residents. Torre della Fossa is situated nearby to the hamlet Ca‘ Pugliese, as well as near the village Fossanova San Marco.Places of Interest
Highlights include Palazzo Schifanoia and San Giorgio fuori le mura.
Palazzo Schifanoia
Museum
Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna built for the Este family. The name "Schifanoia" is thought to originate from "schifare la noia" meaning literally to "escape from boredom" which describes accurately the original intention of the palazzo and the other villas in close proximity where the Este court relaxed. Palazzo Schifanoia is situated 3½ km north of Torre della Fossa.
San Giorgio fuori le mura
Church
Saint George's Basilica is a Roman Catholic church in Ferrara, Italy. It is called San Giorgio fuori le mura in Italian, meaning Saint George's "outside the walls" because it was built outside the city walls, while Saint George's Cathedral was within the city walls. San Giorgio fuori le mura is situated 3 km north of Torre della Fossa.
National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara
Museum
The National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is housed in Palazzo Costabili, in Ferrara, Italy. It holds various excavated artifacts from the Etruscan city of Spina, which flourished between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC. National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is situated 3½ km north of Torre della Fossa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sant’Egidio and Cona.
Sant’Egidio
Village
Sant’Egidio is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Torre della Fossa.
Malborghetto di Boara
Village
Malborghetto di Boara is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Torre della Fossa.
Torre della Fossa
- Type: Locality with 430 residents
- Description: human settlement in Italy
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.79761° or 44° 47′ 51″ north
Longitude
11.61858° or 11° 37′ 7″ east
Population
430
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8FPHQJX9+2C
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Waray—“Torre della Fossa” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Torre della Fossa”
- Catalan: “Torre della Fossa”
- Cebuano: “Torre della Fossa”
- Chechen: “Торе дела Фоса (Ферара)”
- Chechen: “Торе дела Фоса”
- Czech: “Torre della Fossa”
- Danish: “Torre della Fossa”
- Dutch: “Torre della Fossa, Ferrara”
- Finnish: “Torre della Fossa”
- French: “Torre della Fossa”
- Indonesian: “Torre della Fossa”
- Italian: “Torre della Fossa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torre della Fossa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Torre della Fossa”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Torre della Fossa”
- Polish: “Torre della Fossa”
- Portuguese: “Torre della Fossa”
- Romanian: “Torre della Fossa”
- Serbian: “Torre della Fossa”
- Serbian: “Торе дела Фоса”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Torre della Fossa, Ferrara”
- Slovak: “Torre della Fossa”
- Slovenian: “Torre della Fossa”
- Spanish: “Torre della Fossa”
- Swedish: “Torre della Fossa”
- Tagalog: “Torre della Fossa”
- Tatar: “Торе дела Фоса (Ферара)”
- Tatar: “Торе дела Фоса”
- Turkish: “Torre della Fossa”
- Waray (Philippines): “Torre della Fossa”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Aeroporto LIPF Ferrara San Luca and Centro Commerciale Il Castello.
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