April 1, 2021
The Name of Venice (Venezia)
“Venezia” means "city of the Veneti (dwellers of the marshes)" who settled in this area in around the 5th century.
It is the capital of the Veneto region and was once a thriving city as the capital of the Republic of Venice in the Middle Ages.
In English, it is called Venice.
It is a self-governing city with a population of about 260,000.
A self-governing city, known as "comune," where the citizens themselves operate the municipal government.
Cities like Naples with a population exceeding one million, and villages with fewer than 1,000 people like Barolo, are all called "comune."
The Italian "comune" derives from the Latin "communis," which is similar to the English "commune," meaning a community.
The Latin word "communis" is also the origin of words like common, community, communication, and communism.
Until I visited the site, my knowledge of Venice was limited to Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," the "City of Water" where gondolas ply, beautiful Venetian glass, delicious squid ink spaghetti, and the frequently flooded St. Mark's Square.
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