Theme Week Emilia-Romagna – Cesena

Wednesday, 24 October 2012 - 01:30 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination:
Category/Kategorie: General
Reading Time:  3 minutes

Panorama of Cesena © Uomodis08

Panorama of Cesena © Uomodis08

Cesena is a city and comune south of Ravenna and west of Rimini, on the Savio River, co-chief of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. It is at the foot of the Apennines, and about 15 km from the Adriatic Sea.

In 1992 it was elevated to the rank of co-capital of province, together with Forlì. Cesena’s industry centers on agriculture, handicrafts, and tourism.

During the period 1379-1465 the city prospered under the Malatesta, who rebuilt the castle (called Rocca Malatestiana) overlooking the town. The Malatestiana Library, built by near the castle by Malatesta Novello (1429), is considered a fine example of a Renaissance library and holds many valuable manuscripts.

Town Hall © Jean-Pierre Neri The towers of the Rocca Malatestiana © Otello Amaducci Public Park Paolo Neri © Jean-Pierre Neri Piazza Giovanni Amandola © Jean-Pierre Neri Piazza Bufalini © Jean-Pierre Neri Panorama of Cesena © Uomodis08
<
>
The towers of the Rocca Malatestiana © Otello Amaducci
After Novello’s death (1465), Cesena returned to the Papal States, but was again seized by a local seignor, Cesare Borgia, in 1500. The city was elevated to capital of his powerful though short-lived duchy.

Cesena subsequently turned into a secondary city of the Papal States. In the 18th and 19th centuries Pope Pius VI and Pope Pius VII were born in the city, which also had Pope Pius VIII as bishop, gaining the title of “city of the three popes”. During the Napoleonic Wars it was stripped of numerous monasteries and churches. Some of its citizens had notable roles in the unification of Italy, in the second half of the 19th century.

Here you can find the complete Overview of all Theme Weeks.

Read more on City of Cesena and Wikipedia Cesena. Learn more about the use of photos. To inform you about latest news most of the city, town or tourism websites offer a newsletter service and/or operate Facebook pages/Twitter accounts. In addition more and more destinations, tourist organizations and cultural institutions offer Apps for your Smart Phone or Tablet, to provide you with a mobile tourist guide (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Global Passport Power Rank - Travel Risk Map - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index). If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net. Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.




Recommended posts:

Share this post: (Please note data protection regulations before using buttons)

Estancias in South America

Estancias in South America

[caption id="attachment_27411" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Estancia Villanueva © Jarrigorria/cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]A Estancia or Estância is a Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese term describing private landholdin...

[ read more ]

Theme Week East Jerusalem - The Jaffa Gate

Theme Week East Jerusalem - The Jaffa Gate

[caption id="attachment_168684" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Jaffa Gate plaque © Djampa/cc-by-sa-4.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Jaffa Gate (Bab al-Khalil, Hebron Gate) is a stone portal in the historic walls of the Arabic East Jer...

[ read more ]

Rheinsberg Palace in Brandenburg

Rheinsberg Palace in Brandenburg

[caption id="attachment_169066" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Rheinsberg Palace on Lake Grienerik/Pelz-cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Rheinsberg Palace lies in the municipality of Rheinsberg, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) no...

[ read more ]

GEOMAR in Kiel

GEOMAR in Kiel

[caption id="attachment_220172" align="aligncenter" width="590"] © Andreas Villwock/cc-by-sa-4.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]The GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR), former Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (G...

[ read more ]

Theme Week Paris - Arrondissement de l'Hôtel de Ville (4th)

Theme Week Paris - Arrondissement de l'Hôtel de Ville (4th)

[caption id="attachment_151905" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Paris Town Hall © Pol[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, it is bordered to the west by the 1st arrondissement; to the north by the...

[ read more ]

Theme Week Kosovo - Ferizaj

Theme Week Kosovo - Ferizaj

[caption id="attachment_242476" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Pedestrian street and City Hall © Elmedinfeta/cc-by-sa-4.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Ferizaj or Uroševac, is a city and a municipality in Kosovo. It is the third large...

[ read more ]

Gaza City in Palestine

Gaza City in Palestine

[caption id="attachment_6909" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Gaza City © Mr.david.w/cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Gaza, also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450...

[ read more ]

Mauritius' capital Port Louis

Mauritius' capital Port Louis

[caption id="attachment_150935" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Aerial view of Port Louis © Peter Kuchar[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius. It is the largest city of the country and main port, which bo...

[ read more ]

Kitzbühel in Tyrol

Kitzbühel in Tyrol

[caption id="attachment_161074" align="aligncenter" width="590"] 2010 World Cup Hahnenkamm Race © Anonymous[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Kitzbühel is a small medieval town in Tyrol and the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel distri...

[ read more ]

Port de Pollença on Majorca

Port de Pollença on Majorca

[caption id="attachment_150894" align="aligncenter" width="590"] © Chixoy/cc-by-sa-4.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Port de Pollença is a small town in northern Majorca, situated on the Bay of Pollença. It is located about 6 km east o...

[ read more ]

Theme Week Argentina - San Salvador de Jujuy

Theme Week Argentina - San Salvador de Jujuy

[caption id="attachment_163451" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Belgrano Square and the Government Palace © Gustso/cc-by-sa-4.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]San Salvador de Jujuy, commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to a...

[ read more ]

Theme Week Albania - Berat

Theme Week Albania - Berat

[caption id="attachment_244706" align="aligncenter" width="590"] © flickr.com - Michel NOCTURE/cc-by-sa-2.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Berat (Albanian definite form: Berati) is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of B...

[ read more ]

Return to TopReturn to Top