The following is an incomplete list of settlements nicknamed Venice of the North. The term ''Venice of the North'' refers to various cities in
Northern Europe that contain
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface fl ...
s, comparing them to
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...
, Italy, which is renowned for its canals (see
Grand Canal). Some of these nicknames (e.g. in the case of Amsterdam) date back centuries, while others like Birmingham are very recently given and invented by the cities' own.
List
See also
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List of places called Venice of the East
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Little Paris
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Little Venice
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Little Berlin
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Monasterevin
Monasterevin (), also Monasterevan, and Mevin is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. The town lies on the River Barrow and the Barrowline, a canal branch of the Grand Canal. The population was 4,246 at the 2016 Census.
Location and Access
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Paris of the East
The description Paris of the East has been applied to a large number of locations, including:
* Baku, Azerbaijan
* Beirut, Lebanon
* Bucharest, Romania
* Budapest, Hungary
* Isfahan, Iran
* Hanoi, Vietnam
* Istanbul, Turkey
* Kolkata, India
* K ...
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Paris of the West
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Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...
, country whose name means "Little Venice"
References
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Lists of cities by nickname
Venice