Padua
commune and capital city of the Province of Padua, Veneto, Italy
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Summary
Padua is a comune of Italy[1]. Padua ranks in the top 0.14% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,818 views/month, #10 of 7,096).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Padua[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Bacchiglione[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], college town[7], city-state[8]
- Official language: Italian[9], Venetian[10]
- Shares border with: Abano Terme[11], Albignasego[12], Cadoneghe[13], Legnaro[14], Limena[15], Noventa Padovana[16], Ponte San Nicolò[17], Rubano[18], Saonara[19], Selvazzano Dentro[20], Vigodarzere[21], Vigonovo[22], Vigonza[23], Villafranca Padovana[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Boston[25], Iași[26], Nancy[27], Handan[28], Coimbra[29], Cagliari[30], Freiburg im Breisgau[31], Beira[32], Zadar[33], Simferopol[34], Oxford[35]
- Postal code: 35121–35143[36]
- Commons category: Padua[37]
- Licence plate code: PD[38]
- Patron saint: Anthony of Padua[39]
- Local dialing code: 049[40]
- Inception: 1183 BC[41]
- Coordinate location: 45.40777777777778, 11.873333333333333[42]
- Significant event: Siege of Padua[43]
- Official website: https://www.comune.padova.it/[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:Padua[45]
- Commons gallery: Padova[46]
- Population: 211,210[47], 210,401[48], 211,560[49], 210,440[50], 209,829[51], 206,496[52]
- Coordinates of northernmost point: 45.4573727, 11.855814[53]
- Coordinates of southernmost point: 45.3395667, 11.9201571[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Padua include Kruzenshtern[55], a four-masted barque[56] and Padua Airport[57], an airport[58], in Italy[59].
Why It Matters
Padua has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Padua is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Padua include Kruzenshtern[55], a four-masted barque[56] and Padua Airport[57], an airport[58], in Italy[59].