Venice (
Italian: Venezia,
Venetian: Venezsia,
Friulian: Vignesie,
Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern
Italy, the
capital of
region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate
January 1,
2004). Together with
Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000). Venice's nicknames include "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Bridges", and "The City of Light".
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