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Venice
Also Known As Venezia
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Venice is built across more than a hundred small islands in a lagoon on Italy's northeastern Adriatic coast, separated from the open sea by a chain of barrier islands and threaded by canals that serve as its streets. Its lagoon setting, shallow, marshy, and difficult to navigate without local knowledge, protected it from land invasion for centuries and shaped a city built on wooden pilings driven into the mud rather than solid bedrock.
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Population2025 figure, comune proper. Area (sq km) Founding YearTraditional founding date, dedication of the first church; archaeological origins are older, fifth-century refugee settlement. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Cross-Tradition Connections
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Italy, Countries Venice sits on the northeastern Adriatic coast of Italy.
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Venezia (Italian)
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Area • Total 414.57 km2 (160.07 sq mi)
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The traditional founding is identified with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo on the islet of Rialto
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Population (2025)
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1 m (3.3 ft)
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45.43750°N 12.33583°E
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