Venice of the North
Template:Short description The following is a list of settlements nicknamed Venice of the North.
The term Venice of the North refers to various cities in Northern Europe that contain canals, comparing them to Venice, Italy, which is renowned for its canals, such as the Grand Canal. Some of these nicknames, e.g. in the case of Amsterdam, date back centuries, while others like Birmingham are recently given and invented as self-promotion by the cities' own residents or representatives.
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| Ålesund | Norway | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Arendal | Norway | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Bamberg | Germany | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Bourton-on-the-Water | United Kingdom | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Bulandet and Værlandet | Norway | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Bydgoszcz | Poland | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Copenhagen | Denmark | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Emden | Germany | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Gdańsk | Poland | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Kalisz | Poland | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Leeds | United Kingdom | File:Aire Valley Marina (2317242702).jpg | citation | CitationClass=web
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| London-Paddington | United Kingdom | File:Canal boat dock off Hormead Road - geograph.org.uk - 325893.jpg | <ref name="three" /> | |||||
| Lübeck | Germany | File:South along canal with boat May 2002 - panoramio.jpg | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Manchester | United Kingdom | File:Canal Street in Manchester.jpg | <ref>[4] Template:Webarchive, [5] Template:Webarchive, [6] Template:Webarchive Venice of the North (Manchester: A Walk of Discovery)</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Papenburg | Germany | File:Papenburg Hauptkanal l.JPG | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Saint Petersburg | Russia | File:4A7A3069 Moika, Saint Petersburg (35468573803).jpg | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |||||
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| Skipton | United Kingdom | File:Canal in Skipton 16.jpg | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Stralsund | Germany | File:Stralsund, Badenbrücke (2005-03) by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia.jpg | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Strasbourg | France | File:Strasbourg Petite France.jpg | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Svolvær | Norway | File:Svolvaer, Lofoten, Norway.JPG | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Wrocław | Poland | File:Wroclaw - Ostrow Tumski.jpg | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
See also
- Little Venice
- Monasterevin, Irish town nicknamed "Venice of Ireland"
- Paris of the North, a related sobriquet
- Venezuela, country whose name means "Little Venice"
- Venice of the East
- Venice of the South and Venice of Africa, the nicknames for the village of Ganvie in Benin