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Venice

Total population

43,879

WeatherAvg high 64.7°F

Coordinates45.44°, 12.33°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Venice is a coastal city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto, as well as the Metropolitan City of Venice. It is built on a group of 126 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ivano Bordon

Italian footballer

Tathiana Garbin

Italian tennis player

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italian painter (1720-1778)

Luigi Broglio

Italian aerospace engineer (1911-2001)

Sara Mingardo

Italian opera singer

Antonella Ragno-Lonzi

Italian fencer, 1972 Olympic gold foil

Debora Caprioglio

Italian actress

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Andrea Borella

Italian fencer

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Andrea Migliorini

Italian footballer

Domenico Monegario

Venetian doge

Gasparo Contarini

Catholic cardinal and Bishop of Belluno

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Michele Serena

Italian footballer and manager

Enrico Franzoi

racing cyclist

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Carlo Rizzo

Italian composer and percussionist

Carlo Galeffi

Italian opera singer (1884–1961)

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Mario Barbon

Italian footballer (1916-1976)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Veneto

• Sant'Erasmo
  3.1 mi away
• Chirignago
  7.8 mi away · pop. 7,670
• Oriago
  8 mi away · pop. 10,557
• Piazza Vecchia
  9.1 mi away
• Lughetto
  10.7 mi away
• Gardigiano
  11 mi away
• Sambruson
  11.7 mi away · pop. 3,138
• Calcroci
  12 mi away
• Cazzago
  12.6 mi away · pop. 4,226
• Roncade
  13.3 mi away · pop. 14,590
• Campoverardo
  13.6 mi away
• Meolo
  13.8 mi away · pop. 6,054

Browse all places in Veneto →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Venice

Venice Veneto

Shona Main · 2009

Venice & the Veneto

Susie Boulton · 2008

Venice and the Veneto

Peter Humfrey · 2007

Access Florence & Venice

Richard Saul Wurman · 2000

Veneto

Julia Della Croce · 2003

Venice and the Veneto City Guide

Alison Bing · 2010

The rough guide to Venice & the Veneto

Jonathan Buckley · 2004

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Greenhouse Millipede

Oxidus gracilis

Seen 2026-06-26

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Seen 2026-06-26

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Seen 2026-06-25

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-06-25

European Serin

Serinus serinus

Seen 2026-06-24

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-06-24

Atlantic Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Seen 2026-06-23

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-06-23

Lime Leaf Aphid

Eucallipterus tiliae

Seen 2026-06-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Venice, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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