Venice

Also known as Serenissima, Venezia, Venexia, Venetia, Venice, Italy

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto. It is built on a group of 126 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges.

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Venice is a city in northeastern Italy built across 126 islands that are separated by water and canals, with 472 bridges connecting different parts of the city together. It serves as the capital of the Veneto region and is notable for its unique geography and infrastructure shaped entirely by water.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Venice
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Venezia
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Venice.svg
Italian comune.image_shield: Venezia-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.nicknames: La Serenissima (The Most Serene) La Dominante (The Dominant) Città delle maschere (City of Masks)
Italian comune.motto: Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus "Peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist".
Italian comune.mapframe: yes
Italian comune.mapframe shape: yes
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Italy#Italy Veneto#Europe
Italian comune.pushpin_relief: y
Italian comune.region: Veneto
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Venice (VE)
Italian comune.frazioni: Chirignago, Favaro Veneto, Mestre, Marghera, Murano, Burano, Giudecca, Lido, Zelarino
Italian comune.mayor_party: CI
Italian comune.mayor: Luigi Brugnaro
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 414.57
Italian comune.population_total: 249466
Italian comune.population_as_of: 2025

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Government
Location: Venice, Italy
Also known as: CDV, Comune di Venezia - Sviluppo VENIS S.p.A. Società in-house del Comune di Venezia, Società in-house del Comune di Venezia, Stadtverwaltung von Venedig
Status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Venesia
Demonym: venesiane
Population: 250369
Area: 415.9
Elevation: 2
Official website: www.comune.venezia.it
Image: Venice Old Town Lagoon Aerial View.jpg
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: VE

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postal code: 30121–30176
Commons gallery: Venezia
Commons category: Venice
native label: Venesia
nickname: Bride of the Sea
webcam page URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpZAez2oYsA
described at URL: www.lexikus.de/bibliothek/Venedig-als-Weltmacht-und-Weltstadt
social media followers: 47556
inception: 0452-00-00
male population: 122481
female population: 133602
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Contents

History
Origins
Expansion
Decline
Modern age
Geography
Subsidence
Building foundations
Flooding and sea-level rise
Climate
Demographics
Government
Local and regional government
''Sestieri''
Economy
Tourism
Diverting cruise ships
Other tourism mitigation efforts
Transport
In the historic centre
Waterways
Public transport
Lagoon area
Lido and Pellestrina islands
Mainland
Rail
Ports
Aviation
Sport
Education
Culture
Literature
In literature and adapted works
Foreign words of Venetian origin
Printing
Painting
Venetian architecture
Rococo style
Glass
Festivals
Music
Orchestras
Cinema, media, and popular culture
Photography
Cuisine
Fashion and shopping
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Cooperation agreements
Places named after Venice
People
Music
Painting
Writing
Doges & public servants
Explorers
Architects
Entertainers
Sport
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Academic
Popular
External links

The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay lying between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers (more exactly between the Brenta and the Sile). As of 2025, the city proper (comune of Venice) has 249,466 inhabitants, nearly 50,000 of whom live in the historical island city of Venice (centro storico), while most of the population resides on the mainland (terraferma), and about 25,000 live on other islands in the lagoon (estuario).