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The following is a list of settlements nicknamed Venice of the North. The term Venice of the North refers to various cities in Northern Europe that contain canals, comparing them to Venice, Italy, which is renowned for its canals, such as the Grand Canal. Some of these nicknames, e.g. in the case of Amsterdam, date back centuries, while others ...
Amsterdam is connected to the North Sea through the long North Sea Canal. Amsterdam is intensely urbanised, as is the Amsterdam metropolitan area surrounding the city. Comprising 219.4 km 2 (84.7 sq mi) of land, the city proper has 4,457 inhabitants per km 2 and 2,275 houses per km 2 . [ 80 ]
The Republic of Venice in AD 1000. The republican territory is dark red, the borders in light red. The Republic of Venice (Venetian: Repùbrega Vèneta; Italian: Repubblica di Venezia) was a sovereign state and maritime republic in Northeast Italy, which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and 1797.
The Republic of Venice, [a] officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenìssima, [b] was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto , over the course of its 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the ...
Venice (/ ˈ v ɛ n ɪ s / VEN-iss; Italian: Venezia [veˈnɛttsja] ⓘ; Venetian: Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.It is built on a group of 127 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges. [3]
1854 – November: Ponte dell'Accademia built. [5] 1857 – Population: 118,173. [2] 1859 – Venice becomes part of the Italian confederation of Austria, per Treaty of Villafranca. [1] 1861 – Venezia Santa Lucia railway station opens. 1866 – Venice becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Vienna (1866). [1]
Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international sales rights to Mihai Mincan’s drama thriller “To The North” which will world premiere at Venice in the Horizons section.
Venice, the primary tourist destination and the capital of Veneto Lake Alleghe near Belluno Cortina d'Ampezzo The Piave River The Venetian Lagoon at sunset. Veneto (US: / ˈ v ɛ n ə t oʊ, ˈ v eɪ n-/ VEN-ə-toh, VAYN-; [3] Italian: [ˈvɛːneto]) [4] [5] or the Venetia [4] is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the north-east of the country.