Veneto
Encyclopedia : V : VE : VEN : Veneto
| Geography of Italy>Zone | Northeast Italy/--> |
| Capital | Venice, Italy |
| President | Giancarlo Galan (House of Freedoms) |
| Provinces of Italy>Provinces | Belluno Padova Rovigo Treviso Venezia Verona Vicenza |
| Municipalities | 581 |
| Area | km² |
| Ranked | 8th (6.1 %) |
| Population (2003 est.) - Total - Ranked - Density | 4,577,408 5th (7.9 %) 249/km² |
| |
| Map highlighting the location of Veneto in Italy | |
The capital is Venice. Other important towns include Verona, Padua, Treviso, Belluno, Rovigo and Vicenza.
This region is very rich in cultural and historic treasures. Its architectural heritage includes the unique buildings and bridges of Venice, and many of Palladio's villas. Verona's arena is an ancient Roman amphitheatre, traditionally reserved for opera. The thermal baths at Abano Terme are also an attraction. Although the most famous, Abano is by no means the only thermal town in the area. It is however one of the prettiest and most tranquil. The university of Padua is one of the oldest in Europe and has counted among its many famous professors Galileo Galilei. To this day it is world renowned for being at the forefront of medicine.
There are some fine wines from the Veneto region of Italy, these include: Soave, Prosecco and Valpolicella. Asiago, the origin of Asiago cheese is also here.
Vacation spots are Jesolo, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Lake Garda.
The regional economy, which used to depend entirely on agriculture, is now highly oriented towards manufacturing industry and fashion (Benetton and Marzotto were a major employer), together with cultural tourism.
Veneto is also the name of the main battleship class which Italian navy possessed during World War II. The Veneto class battleship includes Vittorio Veneto and Rome. Both ships were damaged in the famous Taranto raid of the British Royal navy and participated in most of the major sea battles between Britain and Italy in the Mediterranean.
External links
- [Regione Veneto — Official homepage]
- [Map of Veneto]
- [Photos Venice] : photos of [Venice]
- [University of Padova.]
- [University of Verona.]
- [University of Rovigo.]
- [University of Venezia "Ca' Foscari".]
- [University of Venezia "IUAV".]
- [Padova Airport.]
- [Verona Airport.]
- [Venice Airport.]
- [Vicenza Airport.]
- [Treviso Airport.]
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.