Chioggia is a Italian coastal town, located on an small island, with the southern entry of the Lagune of Venice, in the Plaine of Po and in the north of the Delta of Po, with twenty five kilometers approximately of Venice as the crow flies, that is to say fifty by the road. The historque island and Sottomarina are connected between them and to the coast by bridges.

It constitutes a miniature counterpart of Venice, with some channels, whose main thing is Canale Vena, and of the characteristic narrow streets, the calli. It has also several medieval churches , retraillées for the prosperous period of the 16th century and 17th century, whose principal one, Santa Maria of the 11th century, became a Cathédrale in 1110, then was rebuilt in 1623 by Baldassare Longhena.

In 2002, its population was of 51.800 inhabitants, of which the half approximately on Sottomarina.

Geography

History

Although without much importance at the time, it is mentioned by Pline old the, like fossa Clodia. It was destroyed by Pépin of Italy, at the 9th century, but was rebuilt around the activity of the salt-water marshes. It is known at the time, like Clugia major, Clugia minor, indicating the sand bank six hundred meters further in the Adriatique, abandoned since 1370, but where Sottomarina will be built thereafter.

At the 14th century, it was the theater of the fight between Venice and Genoa, during the war bearing its name. Thereafter, although autonomous, it was always subordinated to Venice.

Economy

The fishing is its historical economic activity of sound port (width: 400 m, depth: 9 m). There exist however industrial activities like: the Textile , the Metallurgy and the manufacture of brick S.

The Tourism on Sottomarina, with sixty Hotel S and ten seven Camping S is also one of the main activities of the city.

Culture

It was used as framework with the part of 1762 of Carlo Goldoni, Baroufe in Chioggia.

Commemorative event

Festivals, fairs

Administration

Hamlets

Brondolo, That Bianca, That Lino, Cavanella d' Adige, Insulated Verde, Sant' Anna, Sottomarina, Borgo San Giovanni, Valli Di Chioggia.

Communes bordering

Campagna Lupia, Cavarzere, Codevigo (Padoue), Cona, Correzzola (Padoue), Loreo (Rovigo), Rosolina (Rovigo), Venice.

Twinnings

Photograph gallery

See too

• List of the Italian cities of more than 25.000 inhabitants

External bonds

• Seen air of the entry of the Port of Chioggia

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