Verano's Recipe of the Day

 

Veneto, a northeastern Italian region, is made up of two distinct topographical regions: the mountain ranges of the Carnic Alps and Dolomite Alps in the north and the Venetian Plain in the south.  The Venetian Plains are drained by the Po River, Adige River, and Piave River, the mouths of which form at the Adriatic Sea.

The region takes its name from an ancient people, the Veneti, who were conquered by the Romans.  Subsequent to the invasion by barbarians, towns and communes developed.  Of these, Venice became the dominant economic and political force in the region.  The region, Veneto, was not part of Italy until 1866, when it joined the kingdom if Italy.  This region exists today as it did at that time, with the exception that the Province of Udine was added to the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia from the Province of Veneto after World War II..

Statistical Information :

Area: 18,365 sq km (7091 sq mi)

Approximate Population: 4,452,667 (1991)

Provinces: Belluno, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona, and Vicenza.

Major Cities: Belluno, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona, and Vicenza

Agricultural Products:

Agriculture (cereals, vines, hemp, vegetables, and fruit)

Commercial and Industrial Products:

Livestock raising

Lumbering

Fishing

Tourism (around the mountain resorts and Venice)

Hydroelectricity

Manufacturing

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