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Walls of Ferrara

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Walls of Ferrara in Italy
Photo: Nicola Quirico · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The walls of Ferrara are a fortified circuit that originally encircled the Este city completely, with a total length of about thirteen kilometres, now reduced to about nine kilometres. Their construction began in the Middle Ages and they were rebuilt between the 15th and 16th centuries.

Machine-translated from “Mura di Ferrara” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Walls of Ferrara ranks #5,734 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #420 of the 528 mapped in Italy. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ferrara, 2 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Walls of Ferrara?

Walls of Ferrara stands in Italy, at 44.82972°, 11.63272°.

How famous is Walls of Ferrara?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,734 of 8,764 worldwide, and #420 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Walls of Ferrara?

Palazzo Schifanoia, about 1 km away.

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