The municipality of Ravenna Ravenna, October 6th 2008

1. The municipality of RavennaRavenna, October 6th 2008

2. MUNICIPALITY OF RAVENNAUNESCO heritage city

3. Etymology The term “Ravenna” comes from the Latin word RAVA, that is steep ravine, plus the Etruscan suffix -ENNA.

4. Geographic position Ravenna is located just a few kilometers away from the Adriatic sea, in the low Po river Plain.

5. Some geography • Surface of the territory 654,88 Square Km • Population 151.055 inhabitants • Foreign population 11.658 foreigners • Climate (average temperature in 2006) 13,6°

6. The territory Ravenna is an art city located on the border of the sea: 9 seaside resorts stretching over a coast of 35 kilometres.

7. Marina di Ravenna is the largest and better equipped of the nine seaside resorts of Ravenna. Its port is one of the most important of Italy in terms of trade volumes. The port of Ravenna

8. The port The port handles over 20 tons of goods every year. It is a leader in trades towards Middle Eastern countries, is connected with Gioia Tauro and Eastern European countries and its Ravenna-Catania coastal line connection is always fully booked.

9. Art city Its ancient walls encompass the richest world heritage of mosaics, dating back to the V and VI century.

10. Tourism Museums, archaeological sites, mausoleums Seaside resorts Pine woods and naturalistic sites (Po river delta park) Theme parks (Mirabilandia) Punta Marina SPA

11. Population data

12. Population data over time

13. Population data over time

14. Country of origin of immigrants • Albania 2631 residents • Romania 1283 • Macedonia 936 • Senegal 887 • Morocco 675 • Nigeria 660 • Poland 468 • Ucraine 432

15. Local economy Companies by sector of activity Agriculture and fishing 2.688 Industrial sector 1.320 Building construction 2.253 Trade 3.194 Hotels and restaurants 711 Transportation and communication 848 IT and Real Estate 1.639 Education 45 Health and other social services 89 Other public and social services 836

16. Education • 15 municipal day nurseries (0-3 years of age) • 10 privately owned day nurseries • 4 experimental services (small groups at home, 0-3 years of age) • 1 experience of a family educator (0-3 years of age) • 8 municipal additional services 0-3 years of age (1 space for kids, 2 company day nurseries, 1 reading centre, 5 centers for kids and parents,1 theme playground) • 2 private leisure services • 10 sections « Spring » (24-36 months) • 22 municipal kindergartens (3-6 years) • 10 state kindergartens • 15 FISM acknowledged kindergartens • 2 private acknowledged kindergartens • 31 primary schools • 13 Junior high schools (medie inferiori) • 11 High schools (medie superiori) • 16 Professional training centers • 5 Other institutes

17. University of BolognaRavenna section Faculty of Preservation of Fine Arts Heritage Faculty of Environmental sciences Faculty of Industrial chemistry Faculty of Medicine and surgery Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Law Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural sciences

18. Enrolled « Students » Municipal day nurseries 839 Private day nurseries 219 Small educational groups 30 Family educator 3 « Spring » sections 210 Leisure services 20 Municipal kindergartens 2043 State kindergartens 1016 FISM acknowledged kindergartens 918 Private acknowledged kindergartens 195 High school 5.067 Art School 142

19. THE BUREAU FOR EUROPEAN POLICIES develops many relations with the city networks… • Twinned cities Chichester, Chartres, Speyer • Sern: Sweden Emilia Romagna Region • Adriatic and Ionian Forum • Association of Local Democracy Agencies • Camina association – Infancy and adolescence friendly cities • National association of Italian Municipalities ANCI • A.i.c.r.e., Italian Association of Municipal Councils of the Regions of Europe • Polis • Arco Latino • Anna Lindht