Country Italy Established 1 January 2015 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 2,467 km² Population 846,962 (2011) | Region Veneto Comuni 44 ISTAT 027 Capital Venice | |
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Destinations Venice, Lido di Venezia, Bibione, Jesolo, Mestre Clubs and Teams Venezia F.C., Reyer Venezia Mestre Points of interest Grand Canal, Piazza San Marco, Saint Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Rialto Bridge Colleges and Universities Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Università Iuav di Venezia, Conservatorio di Musica Benedett, Francesco Morosini Naval Mili | ||
The Metropolitan City of Venice (Italian: Città Metropolitana di Venezia) is a metropolitan city in the Veneto region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Venice. It replaced the Province of Venice and includes the city of Venice and other 43 municipalities (comuni). It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. The Metropolitan City of Venice is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (Sindaco metropolitano) and by the Metropolitan Council (Consiglio metropolitano). Since 15 June 2015, as new mayor of the capital city, Luigi Brugnaro is the first mayor of the Metropolitan City.
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Map of Venice, Italy
Metropolitan area
The spatial spread of the Venice metropolitan area has greatly accelerated over recent decades. The Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE) or Venice City-Region, in fact, is an urban agglomeration centred on the cities of Padua, Treviso and Venice in the Veneto region of north-east Italy. It is defined statistically and does not correspond to a single area of local government. Administratively it comprises the communes (municipalities) of the 3 cities plus other 240 communes (overall 104 in the province of Padua, 95 in the province of Treviso and 44 in the province of Venice). The metropolitan area has a total population of 2,600.000.
Main sights
In addition to the city of Venice, the province offers a number of other attractions including Caorle on the Adriatic Coast with its narrow streets, coloured houses and cylindrical bell tower, and Jesolo, with its long sandy beach, tourist attractions and nightlife.
The second largest municipality it the province, Chioggia, on the southern side of the Venetian Lagoon, includes numerous canals, bridges and mansions as well as St. Felice Castle and the Piazza di Vigo.