Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, … See more

The city was one of the largest in Europe in the High Middle Ages, with a population of 60,000 in AD 1000; 80,000 in 1200; and rising up to … See more

Venice's economy has changed throughout history. Although there is little specific information about the earliest years, it is likely that an … See more

Origins
Although no surviving historical records deal directly with the founding of Venice, tradition and the … See more

Venice sits atop alluvial silt washed into the sea by the rivers flowing eastward from the alps across the Veneto plain, with the silt being stretched into long banks, or lidi, by the action of the current flowing around the head of the Adriatic Sea from east to west. See more

Local and regional government
• The whole comune (red) in the Metropolitan City of Venice
• Ca' Loredan is Venice's City Hall See more

In the historic centre
Venice is built on an archipelago of 118 islands in a shallow, 550 km (212 sq mi) lagoon, connected by 400 bridges over 177 canals. In the 19th century, a causeway to the mainland brought the railroad to See more