Welcome to the MedLibrary.org Wikipedia Supplement on Cervia -- Please Click to Return to Front Page

Comune di Cervia
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Cervia in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Province of Ravenna (RA)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Area	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population (as of 31-12-06)
- Total	27493 [1]
- Density	[n.a.]
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	44°15′0″N, 12°22′0″E
Gentilic	Cervesi
Dialing code	0544
Postal code	48015, 48016, 48010
Frazioni	Località - Cannuzzo, Castiglione di Cervia, Milano Marittima, Montaletto, Pinarella, Pisignano, Savio, Tagliata, Terme, Villa Inferno
Patron	Saint Paternian
- Day	13 November
Website: http://www.comunecervia.it/

Cervia is a town and comune(municipality) in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna) in Italy.

History

Originally called Ficocle, it was probably of Greek origin and was located midway from current Cervia and Ravenna. It is known that this originary settlement was destroyed in 709 by patrician Theodore for its alliance with Ravenna against the loyal Byzantines.

Later the centre was rebuilt in a more secure position, in the Salina. This medieval city grew until it was provided with three fortified entrances, a Palaces of Priors, seven churches and a castle (Rocca) which, according to the legend, was built by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The name also changed from Ficocle to Cervia, probably referring to the Acervi, great amounts of salt left in the local evaporation pods. After a long series of events, it became part of the Papal States.

As the time passed, the salt pod turned into a marsh, and on November 9, 1697 Pope Innocent XII ordered it to be rebuilt in a safer location. The new city had huge silos for storage of salt, containing up to 13,000 tons.

Until 1947 it was the seat of the diocese of Cervia. This was the diocese of the famous thirteenth century bishop and surgeon Theodoric Borgognoni.

Cervia is also mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy:

Ravenna sta come stata è molt'anni:
l'aguglia da Polenta la si cova,
sì che Cervia ricuopra co' suoi vanni.

Ravenna is as it has been for many years
the da Polenta eagle makes its nest there,
Enclosing Cervia under its wings.
(Inferno, Canto XXVII, lines 40-42)

Main sights

• The Cathedral (Santa Maria Assunta), built in 1699-1702.
• The Museum of Salt
• The Communal Palace
• St. Michael Tower

Transportation

External links

• http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervia (Italian) Italian Wikipedia page on Cervia
• http://www.rivieradicervia.com www.rivieradicervia.com
• http://www.cervia.com/default.asp www.cervia.com

Notes and references

v • d • e Emilia-Romagna · Comuni of the Province of Ravenna Alfonsine · Bagnacavallo · Bagnara di Romagna · Brisighella · Casola Valsenio · Castel Bolognese · Cervia · Conselice · Cotignola · Faenza · Fusignano · Lugo · Massa Lombarda · Ravenna · Riolo Terme · Russi · Sant'Agata sul Santerno · Solarolo

	This article on a location in Emilia-Romagna is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Wikipedia content modification information:

• This page was last modified on 21 August 2008, at 16:47.

Wikipedia Authorship and Review

Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.

Wikipedia Usage Guidelines

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Cervia".

The URL for this specific entry is:

• http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Cervia

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.