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Venice
City in Veneto, Italy
"Venezia" redirects here. For other uses, see Venezia (disambiguation) and Venice (disambiguation).
Comune in Veneto, Italy
Venice Venezia (Italian) | |
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| Comune di Venezia | |
Location of Venice | |
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| Coordinates: 45°26′15″N12°20′9″E / 45.43750°N 12.33583°E / 45.43750; 12.33583 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Metropolitan city | Venice (VE) |
| Frazioni | Chirignago, Favaro Veneto, Mestre, Marghera, Murano, Burano, Giudecca, Lido, Zelarino |
| • Mayor | Luigi Brugnaro (CI) |
• Total | 414.57 km2 (160.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
• Total | 258,685 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Veneziano Venetian (English) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30100 |
| Dialing code | 041 |
| ISTAT code | 027042 |
| Patron saint | St. Mark the Evangelist |
| Saint day | 25 April |
| Website | Official website |
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History of the Republic of Venice
Overview of Venice from the 8th century to 1797
"History of Venice" redirects here. For the history of the city after the republic, see Timeline of Venice.
The Republic of Venice (Venetian: Repùbrega Vèneta; Italian: Repubblica di Venezia) was a sovereign state and maritime republic in Northeast Italy, which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and 1797.
It was based in the lagoon communities of the historically prosperous city of Venice, and was a leading European economic and trading power during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the most successful of Italy's maritime republics. By the late Middle Ages, it held significant territories in the mainland of northern Italy, known as the Domini di Terraferma, along with most of the Dalmatian coast on the other side of the Adriatic Sea, and Crete and numerous small colonies around the Mediterranean Sea, together known as the Stato da Màr.
A slow political and economic decline had begun by around 1500, and by the 18th century the city of Venice largely depended on the tourist trade, as it still does, and the Stato da Màr was largely lost.
Origins
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