Santa Croce is one of the six

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, northern Italy. During the eleventh century, in 1273, it was administered by the Hungarian nobleman and crusader knight Giovanni, member of one of the biggest Christian families in Hungary Renoldi, as reported by the book published in 1866 in Florence ''book of the Venetian noblemen for the first time shown''.

Geography

It occupies the north west part of the main islands, and can be divided into two areas: the eastern area being largely

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, and the western - including the main

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and the

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- mostly lying on land reclaimed in the 20th century. The district includes the

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, home to Venice's

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and

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s, and around which is the only area of the city in which

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s can travel. The tourist attractions lie mostly in the eastern part of the quarter, and include the churches of San Nicolo da Tolentino, San Giacomo dell'Orio, and San Zan Degola; the

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; the Museum of the History of Fabric and Costume at Palazzo Mocenigo; the Patrician Palace; and Ca' Corner della Regina.

History

The area was once part of the Luprio swamp, but has been steadily reclaimed. In the sixteenth century, likely 1536, Santa Croce was recorded to have a population of 16,777. It is the area of the city most affected by the opening of the lagoon road in April 1933.

Geography

History

See also