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Padua, Italy

Padua
Padova
Comune
Città di Padova
Prato della Valle
Prato della Valle
Coat of arms of Padua
Coat of arms
Padua is located in Italy
Padua
Padua
Location of Padua in Italy
Coordinates: 45°25′N 11°52′E / 45.417°N 11.867°E / 45.417; 11.867Coordinates: 45°25′N 11°52′E / 45.417°N 11.867°E / 45.417; 11.867
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province / Metropolitan city Padua (PD)
Government
 • Mayor Michele Penta (Special Commissioner)
Area
 • Total 92.85 km2 (35.85 sq mi)
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Population (31 October 2011)
 • Total 214,125
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Padovani or Patavini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 35100
Dialing code 049
Patron saint Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint day June 13
Website Official website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
The Botanical Garden of Padova today; in the background, the Basilica of Sant'Antonio.
Location Italy
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii
Reference 824
UNESCO region Europe
Inscription history
Inscription 1997 (21st Session)

Padua (/ˈpædju.ə/ or US /ˈpæu.ə/, Italian: Padova [ˈpaːdova]; Venetian: Pàdova) is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 214,000 (as of 2011). The city is sometimes included, with Venice (Italian Venezia) and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, which has a population of c. 1,600,000.

Padua stands on the Bacchiglione River, 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Venice and 29 km (18 miles) southeast of Vicenza. The Brenta River, which once ran through the city, still touches the northern districts. Its agricultural setting is the Venetian Plain (Pianura Veneta). To the city's south west lies the Euganaean Hills, praised by Lucan and Martial, Petrarch, Ugo Foscolo, and Shelley.


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