Cannaregio shown within Venice.

The Cannaregio Canal, the main artery of Cannaregio, seen from the Tre Archi Bridge

Cannaregio is one of the six historic sestieri (districts) of Venice, and the northernmost of the city. It also has the largest population, of around 20,000 people. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... View of the Cannaregio Canal, Venice, from the Tre Archi bridge File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... View of the Cannaregio Canal, Venice, from the Tre Archi bridge File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Map of the sestieri, also showing the inland district of Mestre. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ...

The Cannaregio Canal gave the district its name; before the construction of a railway link into Venice, the canal was the main entrance for visitors to Venice.

The quarter, the second largest of the city, was developed from the eleventh century. As the area was drained, parallel canals were dredged and the area became known for its working class housing, with a few grand palaces, mostly facing the Grand Canal. The district later became known for manufacturing, while in the nineteenth century the Strada Nuova street was run through Cannaregio, a railway bridge and later a road bridge to the mainland were constructed. (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... The Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Canals are man-made channels for water. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... --68. ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ...

The Cannaregio Canal, the main artery of Cannaregio, seen from the Grand Canal of Venice

Attractions in the district include the Jewish Ghetto, Venice Santa Lucia station, the Sacca della Misericordia, the Ca' d'Oro, the Palazzo Labia, the churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Sant'Alvise and the Santa Maria Assunta. The Isola di San Michele cemetery island is associated with the district. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1756x1144, 2386 KB) View to Cannaregio Canal from Grand Canal of Venice. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1756x1144, 2386 KB) View to Cannaregio Canal from Grand Canal of Venice. ... --68. ... A store window in Venices Jewish ghetto. ... Ca dOro façade overlooking the Grand Canal Ca dOro (correctly the Palazzo Santa Sofia) is one of the most beautiful palazzos on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy and surely the most famous. ... Palazzo Labia viewed from Cannaregio Canal Palazzo Labia, is a Venetian, Baroque, palazzo built at the beginning of the 18th century. ... Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Venice. ... SantAlvise is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, northern Italy. ... San Michele, nicknamed The Island of the Dead, is the cemetery island of Venice. ... Castle Ashby Graveyard Northamptonshire A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. ...

External links

• Photographs of Cannaregio at visitvenice.co.uk