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.
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City/Town Country Photo References Ålesund Norway Amiens France Amsterdam Netherlands Arendal Norway Bamberg Germany Birmingham United Kingdom Bourton-on-the-Water United Kingdom Bruges Belgium Bulandet and Værlandet Norway , , Kayaking - Fjord Kysten] Bydgoszcz Poland Colmar France Cork Ireland Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen | Lufthansa ® Travel Guide Emden Germany Friedrichstadt Germany Gdańsk Poland Giethoorn Netherlands Glasgow-Maryhill United Kingdom Haapsalu Estonia Hamburg Germany Henningsvær Norway Kalisz Poland Leeds United Kingdom London-Paddington United Kingdom Lübeck Germany Manchester United Kingdom , , Venice of the North (Manchester: A Walk of Discovery) Papenburg Germany Passau Germany RochdaleUnited Kingdom Saint Petersburg Russia Schwerin Germany Citymap - Schwerin Skipton United Kingdom , , The Man with Two Gaffers Stockholm Sweden Stralsund Germany Strasbourg France Svolvær Norway Wrocław Poland
See also Monasterevin, Irish town nicknamed "Venice of Ireland" Venezuela, country whose name means "Little Venice" Venice of the East Venice of the South Little Venice Paris of the East Paris of the North Paris of the West Little Paris
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