Padua

Summary

Padua is a comune of Italy^[1]. Padua ranks in the top 0.14% of comune_of_italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,380 views/month, #10 of 7,096).^[2]

Key Facts

• Padua is located in Province of Padua^[3].
• Padua is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Padua is on the body of water Bacchiglione^[5].
• Padua's instance of is recorded as comune of Italy^[6].
• Padua's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Padua's instance of is recorded as college town^[8].
• Padua's instance of is recorded as city-state^[9].
• Padua's official language is recorded as Italian^[10].
• Padua's official language is recorded as Venetian^[11].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Abano Terme^[12].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Albignasego^[13].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Cadoneghe^[14].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Legnaro^[15].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Limena^[16].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Noventa Padovana^[17].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Ponte San Nicolò^[18].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Rubano^[19].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Saonara^[20].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Selvazzano Dentro^[21].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Vigodarzere^[22].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Vigonovo^[23].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Vigonza^[24].
• Padua's shares border with is recorded as Villafranca Padovana^[25].
• Padua's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boston^[26].
• Padua's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iași^[27].

Body

Founding

1183 BC marks the founding of Padua^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Padua include Kruzenshtern^[29], a four-masted barque^[30] and Padua Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Italy^[33].

Why It Matters

Padua ranks in the top 0.14% of comune_of_italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,380 views/month, #10 of 7,096).^[2] Padua has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Padua is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Padua include Kruzenshtern^[29], a four-masted barque^[30] and Padua Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Italy^[33].