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Ravenna

Southern Europe

Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It was the capital of the Western Roman Empire during the fifth century until its collapse in 476, and afterward served as capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. With a population of 156,475 as of 2026 it is the 24th-largest city in Italy, and by area, at 653.82 square kilometers, it is the second largest city in Italy.

Facts
Population
156,475 1
Area (sq km)
653.82 2
Founding Year
500 BCE 1
Founding Year
525 BCE to 475 BCE 1
Elevation (m)
4 2
Latitude
44.416111 degrees north 2
Longitude
12.201667 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
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Sources
1. Ravenna (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: established_date
    circa 500 BC
  • Lead section
    With a population of 156,475 inhabitants as of 2026, it is the 24th-largest city in Italy.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Ravenna (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 44.416111, longitude 12.201667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 4 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 653.82 sq km
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 44.4161,12.2017
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 6.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, 12.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, 12.25
44.25 12.25 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Ravenna - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3169561
Quote, cities500 record 3169561
44.41344 12.20121 P PPLA2 IT 05 RA 039014 80868 4 9 Europe/Rome
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Wikidata: Ravenna
Wikidata Q13364, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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