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		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Amiens	France		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		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		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bamberg	Germany		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Birmingham	United Kingdom		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bourton-on-the-Water	United Kingdom		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bruges	Belgium		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Bulandet and Værlandet	Norway		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		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Colmar	France		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="three">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cork	Ireland		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Copenhagen	Denmark		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		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		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gdańsk	Poland		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Giethoorn	Netherlands		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Glasgow-Maryhill	United Kingdom		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Haapsalu	Estonia		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hamburg	Germany		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Henningsvær	Norway		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kalisz	Poland		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