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1348 – The Black Plague begins to spread in Venice killing half of the population; 1350 – Third war with Genoa breaks out and lasts until 1355. Venice allies with the Byzantines and the Pisans; 1354 – Marino Faliero is elected Doge and convicted of treason after a failed attempt to overthrow Republican Rule on 17 April.
In the five years between 2016 and 2021, the population of Venice declined by 2.7%, while Italy as a whole declined by 2.2%. [90] The population in the historic old city declined much faster: from about 120,000 in 1980 to about 60,000 in 2009, [91] and to 50,000 in 2021. [89] As of 2021, 84.2% of the population was Italian.
1906 – Population: 169,563. [8] 1907 – Venezia FC (football club) formed. 1910 – 27 April: Futurist poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti issues the manifesto Contro Venezia passatista ("Against Past-loving Venice") in the Piazza San Marco. 1913 – Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo (stadium) opens. 1917 – Marghera becomes part of Venice. [29]
By 1575, the population of Venice was about 175,000 people, but partly as a result of the plague of 1575–76 the population dropped to 124,000 people by 1581. [ 50 ] 17th century
The Metropolitan City of Venice (Italian: città metropolitana di Venezia) is a metropolitan city in the Veneto region of Italy, one of ten metropolitan cities in Italy. Its capital is the city of Venice. It replaced the province of Venice in 2015 [3] and includes the city of Venice and 43 comuni (sg.: comune).
The province of Venice (Italian: provincia di Venezia) was a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Venice. It had an area of 2,467 km 2, and a total population of 846,962 (2011). [1] The province became the Metropolitan City of Venice by 1 January 2015. [2]
The population of Venice – maybe 85,000 to 100,000 at about 1300 – could only bear these permanent losses, because there was also a permanent influx. This influx was heavily encouraged by Venetian officials, especially after the waves of Black Death after 1348.
Relief map of Veneto. Veneto is the 8th largest region in Italy, with a total area of 18,398.9 km 2 (7,103.9 sq mi). It is located in the north-eastern part of Italy and is bordered to the east by Friuli-Venezia Giulia, to the south by Emilia-Romagna, to the west by Lombardy and to the north by Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.