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- The Domini di Terraferma (Venetian: domini de terraferma or stato da tera, lit. 'mainland domains' or 'mainland state') was the hinterland territories of the Republic of Venice beyond the Adriatic coast in Northeast Italy.
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The Domini di Terraferma (Venetian: domini de terraferma or stato da tera, lit. 'mainland domains' or 'mainland state') was the hinterland territories of the Republic of Venice beyond the Adriatic coast in Northeast Italy.
At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Venice's mainland possessions, called the terraferma, stretched westward from Udine nearly all the way to Milan and included Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Brescia, and Bergamo.
In Venice: Terraferma. Although Venice may aptly be regarded as an isolated sea city, it has always had close links with the surrounding marshlands and the mainland of northern Italy. The Venetian republic included the perimeter of the lagoon, the dogado, within its territory. In addition, from….
Aug 5, 2012 · In 1300 Venice was one of the largest cities in Europe, its population about 120,000 – or 160,000 if we include the lagoon settlements of the dogado, the only Italian territory it then controlled. In 1530 population figures were similar, after recovery from plague mortality. In both 1300 and 1530 Venice possessed vast wealth connected mostly ...
- Michael Knapton
- 2012
Dec 23, 2012 · At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Venice's mainland possessions, called the terraferma, stretched westward from Udine nearly all the way to Milan and included Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Brescia, and Bergamo.
Mar 11, 2022 · The second part, divided into three sections, revolves around the perception of the Venetian acquisitions in the Terraferma. The first presents the Venetian view. Then, it analyses how the inhabitants of subject cities regarded this phenomenon, and finally it summarises how foreigners looked on Venetian acquisitions in the Terraferma. The book ...
Oct 24, 2024 · The isolated communities, literally islands of Veneto- Byzantine civilization, became part of the exarchate of Ravenna when it was created in 584. When the mainland Byzantine city of Oderzo fell to the Lombards in 641, political authority was shifted to one of the islands in the Venetian lagoon.
