Venetian Plain
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The Venetian Plain, or Venetian-Friulan Plain is a major geographical feature of Italy
. It extends approximately from river Adige
to river Isonzo, in an southwest-to-northeast direction, including almost all the flatlands of Veneto
and Friuli
. It is not properly related to the Po River
basin, but it is often considered as a part of Po Valley
since the flatlands of Veneto
and Friuli
do not drain into the Po, but they effectively combine into an unbroken plain. Sometime, instead of Adige river, the Euganei Hills
and Berici Hills
are considered to be its western border.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It extends approximately from river Adige
Adige
The Adige is a river with its source in the Alpine province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. At in length, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the River Po with ....
to river Isonzo, in an southwest-to-northeast direction, including almost all the flatlands of Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
and Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
. It is not properly related to the Po River
Po River
The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face...
basin, but it is often considered as a part of Po Valley
Po Valley
The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain is a major geographical feature of Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of 46,000 km² including its Venetic extension not actually related to the Po River basin; it runs from the Western Alps to the...
since the flatlands of Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
and Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
do not drain into the Po, but they effectively combine into an unbroken plain. Sometime, instead of Adige river, the Euganei Hills
Colli Euganei
Colli Euganei are located in the Veneto region of northern Italy, a few kilometers south of Padua. They take their name from the Euganei, a semi-mythical population who inhabited the area before the Veneti....
and Berici Hills
Berici Hills
The Berici Hills are a group of hills, especially in training alluvial plain on which stands Vicenza, originated on the bottom of an ancient sea over at least a hundred million years...
are considered to be its western border.