The city stretches across 117 small
islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea
in northeast Italy.
The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between
the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers.
The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the
population of the whole Comune of Venezia; around 62,000 in
the historic city of Venice (Centro storico); 176,000 in
Terraferma (the Mainland) and 31,000 live on other islands in
the lagoon.
The city stretches across 117 small
islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea
in northeast Italy.
The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between
the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers.
The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the
population of the whole Comune of Venezia; around 62,000 in
the historic city of Venice (Centro storico); 176,000 in
Terraferma (the Mainland) and 31,000 live on other islands in
the lagoon.
Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is a city in
northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a
population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004).
Together with Padua, the city is included in the
Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000).
Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima",
"Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of
Bridges", and "The City of Light".
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