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.

List

City/Town	Country	Photo	References
Ålesund	Norway	File:Alesund, Norway.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Amiens	France	File:Amiens quartier saint leu canaux 200503.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Amsterdam	Netherlands	File:Amsterdam airphoto.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arendal	Norway	File:Pollen 3.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bamberg	Germany	File:MK56579 Bamberg.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Birmingham	United Kingdom	File:Worchester & Birmingham Canal from Broad Street towards NIA 130 C.jpg	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bourton-on-the-Water	United Kingdom	File:Bourton on the Water Stevage.jpeg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bruges	Belgium	File:Bruges Canal Panorama.jpg	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Bulandet and Værlandet	Norway	File:Bulandet.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>[1] Template:Webarchive, [2] Template:Webarchive, [3] Template:Webarchive Kayaking - Fjord Kysten]</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bydgoszcz	Poland	File:Bdg nabrzezeplnBrdy 15 07-2013.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Colmar	France	File:Voyage11, Colmar, Petite Venise.jpg	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="three">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cork	Ireland	File:St.Patrick's Bridge.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Copenhagen	Denmark	File:Copenhagen Canal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Copenhagen | Lufthansa ® Travel GuideTemplate:Dead link</ref>
Emden	Germany	File:Flug Emden 2010 191.JPG	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Friedrichstadt	Germany	File:Friedrichsstadt.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gdańsk	Poland	File:Casa de los Abades de Pelplin, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 03.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Giethoorn	Netherlands	File:Giethoorn Netherlands flckr01.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Glasgow-Maryhill	United Kingdom	File:Canal - geograph.org.uk - 494264.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Haapsalu	Estonia	File:Haapsalu sadamad 2015.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hamburg	Germany	File:Alsterarkaden Hamburg 2009.JPG	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Henningsvær	Norway	File:Vågan Festvågtinden lub 2025-07-20 img05 Aussicht.jpg	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kalisz	Poland	File:Prosna center of Kalisz.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Leeds	United Kingdom	File:Aire Valley Marina (2317242702).jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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 }}</ref>
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 }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Papenburg	Germany	File:Papenburg Hauptkanal l.JPG	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Passau	Germany	File:Passau, Veste Niederhaus (8484647412).jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rochdale	United Kingdom		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Saint Petersburg	Russia	File:4A7A3069 Moika, Saint Petersburg (35468573803).jpg	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Schwerin	Germany	File:Germany schwerin aerial view ArM.jpg	<ref>Citymap - SchwerinTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Skipton	United Kingdom	File:Canal in Skipton 16.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>[7] Template:Webarchive, [8] Template:Webarchive, [9] Template:Webarchive The Man with Two Gaffers</ref>
Stockholm	Sweden	File:Stockholm, Sweden September 26, 2014 (49501247061).jpg	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Stralsund	Germany	File:Stralsund, Badenbrücke (2005-03) by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Strasbourg	France	File:Strasbourg Petite France.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Svolvær	Norway	File:Svolvaer, Lofoten, Norway.JPG	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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