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Encyclopedia > Marghera

Marghera, also known as Venezia Marghera, ia a frazione of the comune of Venice, Italy. It includes the industrial area known as Porto Marghera or Venezia Porto Marghera. It has c. 30,000 inhabitants. A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... Venice (Venetian: Venezsia, Italian: Venezia, Latin: Venetia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ...


History

Marghera appeared in the 1920 when a part of the comune of Mestre (now also a frazione of Venice) was destined to the construction of a commercial and industrial port, as well as of a residential area for its workers. Industries present in Marghera included that of fertilizers of Enichem. Watchtower of Mestre. ... Fertilizers are chemicals given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil or by foliar spraying. ...


External links

  • Official website (Italian)


 

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