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Geography of Padova
    
Padova is situated in the heart of Venetia and today is one of the region's main
industrial and commercial centres, with numerous international trade-fairs.
The Venetia region encompasses 18,376 square kilometres in northeastern Italy,
bordering the Gulf of Venice to the east and Austria to the north. Venice is
the capital of the region, which is divided into the provinces of: Belluno,
Padova, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza.
Venetia falls into two geographic zones. There is a mountainous and hilly area
in the north, which includes parts of the Dolomites and Carnic Alps (Alpi Carniche);
while the fertile Venetian Plain is in the south, and is partly marshy near
the Adriatic.
The main rivers here are the Po (which forms the boundary with Emilia-Romagna
in the south), the Mincio (which forms part of the boundary with Lombardy in
the west), the Adige and the Piave. The region borders on Lake Garda in the
west.
Many of Venetia's workers are engaged in agriculture; the leading crops are
cereals, fruit, sugar beets, and hemp. Mulberry trees are grown for use in sericulture.
Veneto is geographically divided into three zones.
The lower part is perfectly flat and crossed by rivers descending from the Alps
(the Po, Adige, Brenta, Piave, Tagliamento, Isonzo) whereas lagoons follow the
Adriatic coastline. The crops are mainly corn, beetroot and soy, with animal
farms.
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