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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto Venice Bibione Caorle Chioggia Jesolo Mirano Portogruaro | | VeniceItaly > Veneto > VeniceVenice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city stretches across numerous small islands in a marshy 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 Venetian Republic was a major sea power and a staging area for the Crusades, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially the spice trade) and art in the Renaissance. Venice was founded as a result of the influx of refugees into the marshes of the Po estuary following the invasion of northern Italy by the Lombards in 568. In the mid-8th century, the Venetians resisted the empire-building efforts of Pepin III and remained subject to the Byzantine Empire, at least theoretically. As the community continued to develop and as Byzantine power waned, however, an increasingly anti-Eastern character emerged, leading to the growth of autonomy and eventual independence. Venice was a city state (an Italian thalassocracy or Repubblica Marinara, the other three being Genoa, Pisa, and Amalfi). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable. Pages referring to VeniceHere are links to a selection of pages that mention Venice within this website: Chioggia, Garda, Lucca, Padua, Rimini, Veneto, Vicenza Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Genoa, Pisa, Veneto Snippets of Articles Relating to VeniceItaly > Veneto > Venice > Chioggia Chioggia is a coastal town in the Veneto region of northern Italy (pop. 53,179 in 1991), on the Adriatic coast about 25 km south of Venice (50 km by road). It is situated on a small island on the southern side of the Lagoon of Venice; a bridge connects it to the mainland. Italy > Veneto Veneto is a region in northeastern Italy, bordering on Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna, between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. It is traversed by the Po, Adige, Brenta and Piave rivers. Italy > Veneto > Verona Verona (population est. 260,000) is an ancient town, episcopal see and province in the Veneto, Northern Italy. The ancient town, and the centre of the modern city, is situated in a loop of the Adige River near Lake Garda. | |
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