Padua
Sign in to savePadua ( ) is a city and comune (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza. With a population of 207,694 as of 2025, Padua is the third-largest city in Veneto. It is also the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua–Treviso–Venice metropolitan area (PATREVE), which has a population of around 2,600,000.
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Padua is a city in northern Italy's Veneto region, located west of Venice, with a population of around 207,700 that makes it the third-largest city in the region. It serves as the economic and communications center for its area and is sometimes grouped with Venice and Treviso as part of a larger metropolitan region.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Altichiero, Arcella, Bassanello, Brusegana, Camin, Chiesanuova, Forcellini, Guizza, Mandria, Montà, Mortise, Paltana, Ponte di Brenta, Ponterotto, Pontevigodarzere, Sacra Famiglia, Salboro, Stanga, Terranegra, Volta Brusegana
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- PD
- Italian comune.mayor
- Sergio Giordani
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 93.03
- Italian comune.population_total
- 207694
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2025
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- PadovanoPatavino
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 12
- Italian comune.saint
- Saint Anthony of Padua
- Italian comune.day
- 13 June
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 35100
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38 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Late Antiquity
- Frankish and Episcopal Supremacy
- Emergence of the Commune
- Emergence of the Signoria
- Venetian rule
- Austrian rule
- Italian rule
- 20th century
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics evolution
- Ethnic groups and foreign minorities
- Monuments and places of interest
- Villas
- Churches
- Gallery
- Culture
- Government
- Economy
- Transport
- By car
- By rail
- By aeroplane
- Public transport
- Statistics
- Sport
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- People
- Sport
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Padua ( ) is a city and comune (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza. With a population of 207,694 as of 2025, Padua is the third-largest city in Veneto. It is also the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua–Treviso–Venice metropolitan area (PATREVE), which has a population of around 2,600,000.
Besides the Bacchiglione, the Brenta River, which once ran through the city, still touches the northern districts. Its agricultural setting is the Venetian Plain. To the city's south west lies the Euganaean Hills, which feature in poems by Lucan, Martial, Petrarch, Ugo Foscolo, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Padua has two UNESCO World Heritage List entries: its Botanical Garden, which is the world's oldest, and its 14th-century frescoes, situated in buildings in the city centre such as the Scrovegni Chapel.