Chioggia
Sign in to savethumb|right|Palazzo Municipale of Chioggia|Town Hall (Palazzo Municipale) thumb|right|Cathedral thumb|right|Santa Maria or Garibaldi Gate thumb|right|Canal Vena thumb|right|Canal scene in late 19th-century Chioggia, by Gustav Bauernfeind Chioggia (, ; , ; ; ) is a coastal town and (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
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Chioggia is a coastal town located in the Veneto region of northern Italy, part of the Metropolitan City of Venice. It is notable for its canals, historic architecture including a cathedral and town hall, and its picturesque waterfront setting that has attracted artists and visitors for centuries.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Chioggia
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Chioggia
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Chioggia2.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- CoA Chioggia.svg
- Italian comune.image_map
- Map of comune of Chioggia (province of Venice, region Veneto, Italy).svg
- Italian comune.map_caption
- Chioggia within the Metropolitan City of Venice
- Italian comune.region
- Veneto
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Venice (VE)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Borgo San Giovanni, Brondolo, Cà Bianca, Cà Lino, Cavanella d'Adige, Isolaverde, Sant'Anna, Sottomarina, Valli Di Chioggia
- Italian comune.mayor
- Mauro Armelao
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
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- Geography
- History
- Culture
- Main sights
- Economy
- Demography
- Traditions and folklore
- Catholic churches
- Particularity of surnames
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- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- Trivia
- Climate
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thumb|right|Palazzo Municipale of Chioggia|Town Hall (Palazzo Municipale) thumb|right|Cathedral thumb|right|Santa Maria or Garibaldi Gate thumb|right|Canal Vena thumb|right|Canal scene in late 19th-century Chioggia, by Gustav Bauernfeind Chioggia (, ; , ; ; ) is a coastal town and (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
==Geography== The town is located on a small island at the southern entrance to the Venetian Lagoon about south of Venice ( by road); causeways connect it to the mainland and to its frazione, nowadays a quarter, of Sottomarina. The population of the comune is around 50,000, with the town proper accounting for about half of that and Sottomarina for most of the rest.