Venice
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Summary
Venice is a comune of Italy[1]. Venice ranks in the top 0.014% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,254 views/month, #1 of 7,096).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Metropolitan City of Venice[4]
- Country: Italy[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Venetian Lagoon[6], Adriatic Sea[7]
- Head of government: Simone Venturini[8]
- Instance of: carfree city[9], port city[10], city[11], big city[12], Italian city-state[13]
- Shares border with: Campagna Lupia[14], Cavallino-Treporti[15], Marcon[16], Martellago[17], Mira[18], Musile di Piave[19], Quarto d'Altino[20], Scorzè[21], Chioggia[22], Jesolo[23], Mogliano Veneto[24], Spinea[25]
- Named after: Veneti[26]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Venezia-Murano-Burano[27], Municipality Lido-PellestrinaLido-Pellestrina[28], Municipalità di Chirignago-Zelarino[29], Municipalità di Favaro Veneto[30], Municipalità di Marghera[31], Municipalità di Mestre-Carpenedo[32]
- Flag: flag of the Republic of Venice[33]
- Twinned administrative body: Isfahan[34], Baku[35], Istanbul[36], Lisbon[37], Nice[38], Sarajevo[39], Suzhou[40], Tallinn[41], Nuremberg[42], Thessaloniki[43], Saint Petersburg[44], Tel Aviv[45], Lübeck[46], Aveiro[47]
- Legislative body: Venice City Council[48]
- Postal code: 30121–30176[49]
- Part of: Venice and its Lagoon[50], Metropolitan City of Venice[51], Triveneto[52]
- Commons category: Venice[53]
- Licence plate code: VE[54]
- Patron saint: Mark the Evangelist[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Venice include Venezuela[56], a sovereign state[57], founded in 1811[58]; Venetian[59], a natural language[60], in Italy[61]; Venice Marco Polo Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Italy[64]; Little Venice[65], a canal junction[66], in United Kingdom[67]; Carnival Venezia[68], a passenger vessel[69]; Venetian red[70], a pigment[71]; Porta Venezia[72], a city gate[73], in Italy[74]; and Corso Venezia[75], a street[76], in Italy[77].
Why It Matters
Venice has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[78] Venice is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[79]
Entities named for Venice include Venezuela[56], a sovereign state[57], founded in 1811[58]; Venetian[59], a natural language[60], in Italy[61]; Venice Marco Polo Airport[62], an international airport[63], in Italy[64]; Little Venice[65], a canal junction[66], in United Kingdom[67]; Carnival Venezia[68], a passenger vessel[69]; and Venetian red[70], a pigment[71].
FAQs
What awards did Venice receive?
Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].