Chioggia, Veneto, Italy

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Chioggia, in the Veneto region of Italy, is a historic fishing town and port at the southern end of the Venetian Lagoon, often nicknamed “Little Venice” for its canals and narrow streets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town
municipality
climate humid subtropical climate
country Italy
economySector agriculture
fishing industry
tourism
governedBy municipal council of Chioggia
hasBellTower Campanile of Sant’Andrea
hasBridge Ponte Vigo
hasCanal Lusenzo Lagoon
Vena Canal
hasCathedral Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
hasChurch Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Church of San Domenico
Church of San Giacomo
hasHarborFunction commercial shipping
fishing
tourism
hasHistoricFunction maritime republic outpost of Venice
hasMuseum Civic Museum of the Southern Lagoon
hasPart Chioggia historic center
Sottomarina
hasUrbanFeature grid of canals and bridges
historicalEvent War of Chioggia
surface form: War of Chioggia (1378–1381)
isFishingPort true
isPortOn Adriatic Sea
isSeasideResort true
knownFor colorful houses
fish market
historic canals
narrow streets
onion variety Chioggia onion
localDialect Venetian language
surface form: Venetian
locatedAtSouthernEndOf Venetian Lagoon
locatedIn Metropolitan City of Venice
Venetian Lagoon
Veneto NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOn barrier islands and sandbars of the Venetian Lagoon
nickname Little Venice
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Italy
Northern Italy
Province of Venice (historical)
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
touristAttraction Corso del Popolo
transportConnection ferry services in Venetian Lagoon
road bridge to Sottomarina

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Clyde Geronimi placeOfBirth Chioggia, Veneto, Italy