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Venice
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| Comune di Venezia | |
 A collage of Venice: at the top left is the Piazza San Marco, followed by a view of the city, then the Grand Canal and interior of La Fenice, as well as the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. | |
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  Venice Location of Venice in Veneto  Venice Venice (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′15″N 12°20′9″E / 45.43750°N 12.33583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Metropolitan city | Venice (VE) |
| Frazioni | Chirignago, Favaro Veneto, Mestre, Marghera, Murano, Burano, Giudecca, Lido, Zelarino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi Brugnaro (CI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 414.57 km2 (160.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 258,685 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Veneziano Venetian (English) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30100 |
| Dialing code | 041 |
| ISTAT code | 027042 |
| Patron saint | St. Mark the Evangelist |
| Saint day | 25 April |
| Website | Official website |
Venice, a city in Italy, is the capital of the Veneto region, which is in the north-east of the country. The population of the 'Comune di Venezia', which is Venice, its lagoon and its mainland is 271,367. It has an area of 412 km². The population of Venice itself is decreasing ant a rapid rate and is now under 55,000 locals.
Venice is built on 118 small islands that are separated by 150 canals and connected by small bridges.They can also navigate across the city on boats, both rowing boats and motor boats. The most famous Venetian type of boat is called a gondola. Venice’s old architecture and its canals make it a popular tourist destination. The most famous sights are the Rialto Bridge, St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. It is important to remember that Venice is much more than few landmarks and that we owe the city a lot: from words to objects or services of our daily life.[3] Its lifestyle and culture are unique in the world and it can get confusing at first.[4]
There are several problems in Venice, but it is still the most popular tourist attraction in northeast Italy. Venice now has about as many beds for visitors as for inhabitants: about 49,000 each.[5] Every year the city sinks a few millimeters because the ground is made from mud. Eventually, the city might be completely underwater, but that would take decades. Because of this, the Italian government is building the MOSE Project, a state-of-the-art defense against the sea-water flooding, that will safely protect Venice indefinitely.
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2020". istat. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ↑ "7 things you couldn't live without and never knew you owed Venice, Italy". 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "You asked, we answered: 19 things you might not know about Venice, Italy". 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Tourists are back. Is it time to tell them to stay away?". Financial Times. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-16.