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Fondaco dei Tedeschi

The Fondaco dei Tedeschi, a historic building in Venice, Italy, is situated along the , close to the iconic . It was a hostel and a warehouse for the city's German merchants and their imports.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rialto Bridge and Palazzo dei Camerlenghi.

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The is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the in , Italy. Connecting the sestieri of and , it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.

Government building
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is a Renaissance palazzo in , northern , located in the sestiere of . It faces the Canal Grande, adjacent to the .

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of , Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. is situated 470 metres south of Fondaco dei Tedeschi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Marco and San Polo.

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

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is one six sestieri that make up . For many travellers, it's the first part of Venice they enter, since Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, the main railway station, is here.

Fondaco dei Tedeschi

Latitude
45.43827° or 45° 26′ 18″ north
Longitude
12.33664° or 12° 20′ 12″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8QP+8M
Geo­Names ID
7910539
Wiki­data ID
Q1259067
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Fondaco dei Tedeschi” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Armenian: “Ֆոնդակո դեի Տեդեսկի”
  • Basque: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Belarusian: “Фандака дэі Тэдэскі”
  • Catalan: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Chinese: “德国商馆”
  • Dutch: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • French: “Fontego dei Tedeschi”
  • German: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • German: “Fontego dei Tedeschi”
  • Hebrew: “פונדאקו דיי טדסקי”
  • Hebrew: “פונטגו דיי טדסקי”
  • Italian: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Italian: “Fontego dei Tedeschi”
  • Japanese: “フォンダコ・ディ・テデスキ”
  • Japanese: “フォンダコ・デイ・テデスキ”
  • Korean: “폰다코 데이 테데스키”
  • Polish: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Romanian: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Russian: “Фондако деи Тедески”
  • Russian: “Фондако-деи-Тедески”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Spanish: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Turkish: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фондако деї Тедескі”
  • Ukrainian: “Фондако-дей-Тедескі”
  • Venetian: “Fontego dei Todeschi”
  • Vietnamese: “Fondaco dei Tedeschi”

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