Northeast Italy

Coordinates: 45°30′N 12°00′E / 45.500°N 12.000°E / 45.500; 12.000
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For the EU constituency, see North-East Italy (European Parliament constituency). For the historical region, see Triveneto.
Northeast Italy
Italia nord-orientale (Italian)
Nord-est (Italian)
Map of Italy, highlighting Northeast Italy
CountryItaly
Regions
  • Trentino-Alto Adige
Area
 • Total62,310 km2 (24,060 sq mi)
Population
Emilian-Romagnol
  • Venetian


    • Northeast Italy (

    first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Northeast encompasses four of the country's 20 regions
    :

    Historical names

    Triveneto

    Carso region and most part of Istria to Yugoslavia.[6] The areas of Trieste (Zone A) and north-west Istria (Zone B) were formed in the Free Territory of Trieste: in 1954, Italy reannexed Zone A, while Zone B was ceded to Yugoslavia. Nowadays the name Triveneto includes the three administrative regions of Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

    Roman Venetia et Histria

    Isonzo, and is sometimes still used today to indicate this territory together with Trentino
    and Trieste.

    Geography

    It borders to the north with Austria and Switzerland, to the east with Slovenia, to the south with Liguria, Tuscany, Marche and the small state of San Marino, to the west with Lombardy and for a very short stretch with Piedmont. Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto are washed by the Adriatic Sea

    Northeastern Italy includes most of the

    Po river
    , the longest river in Italy, and includes highly industrialized regions with a high tourist activity.

    Demography

    In 2022, the population resident in north-eastern Italy amounts to 11,532,690 inhabitants.[1]

    Regions

    Region Capital Inhabitants
     Emilia-Romagna Bologna 4,426,929
     Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste 1,192,191
     Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Trento 1,075,317
     Veneto Venice 4,838,253

    Most populous municipalities

    Bologna
    Verona
    Venice
    Padua

    Below is the list of the population residing in 2022 in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.[1]

    # Municipality Region Inhabitants
    1 Bologna  Emilia-Romagna 398,971
    2 Verona  Veneto 255,588
    3 Venice  Veneto 250,369
    4 Padua  Veneto 206,496
    5 Trieste  Friuli-Venezia Giulia 198,417
    6 Parma  Emilia-Romagna 196,764
    7 Modena  Emilia-Romagna 184,153
    8 Reggio Emilia  Emilia-Romagna 169,545
    9 Ravenna  Emilia-Romagna 155,751
    10 Rimini  Emilia-Romagna 149,211
    11 Ferrara  Emilia-Romagna 129,340
    12 Trento  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 118,046
    13 Forlì  Emilia-Romagna 116,440
    14 Vicenza  Veneto 109,823
    15 Bolzano  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 106,107
    16 Piacenza  Emilia-Romagna 102,465
    17 Udine  Friuli-Venezia Giulia 97,808
    18 Cesena  Emilia-Romagna 95,778
    19 Treviso  Veneto 84,607
    20 Carpi  Emilia-Romagna 71,869
    21 Imola  Emilia-Romagna 69,121
    22 Faenza  Emilia-Romagna 58,710
    23 Pordenone  Friuli-Venezia Giulia 51,725

    Languages

    Friulian, spoken in most of Friuli and nationally recognized, and Ladin, spoken by a few thousand people in the Dolomites. Other languages are German, the primary language of South Tyrol, where Italian is spoken by about two thirds of the inhabitants, and Slovene, recognized by Italy and spoken on the border of Italy and Istria, where the main language today is Croatian but Italian is recognized as a minority language due to the presence of the Istrian Italians
    .

    Economy

    The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 407.9 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 23.1% of Italy's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 34,900 euros or 116% of the EU27 average in the same year.[9]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c "Bilancio demografico e popolazione residente per sesso al 31 dicembre 2022" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
    2. ^ "Legge 482". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
    3. ^ Venetia
    4. ^ Peace of Prague (1866)
    5. ^ Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)
    6. Treaty of Peace with Italy, 1947
    7. JSTOR 43767660
      . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
    8. ^ Berto, Luigi (2013). ""Venetia (Venice)": Its Formation and Meaning in the Middle Ages" (PDF). NeMLA Italian Studies. 35: 1–2. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
    9. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.

    External links

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