Burano

Burano is an in the , northern Italy, near at the northern end of the lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy is tourism.
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  • Type: Village with 2,660 residents
  • Description: island in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
  • Also known as: Isole di Burano

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mazzorbo and Torcello.

is one of various islands in the northern part of the Lagoon of Venice. Like the other islands in this part of the lagoon, it was the site of one of the earliest settlements in the lagoon which predated the development of Venice.

is a sparsely populated at the northern end of the , in north-eastern . It was first settled in 452 AD and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated.

Museum
The is located at the historic palace of Podestà of Torcello, in Galuppi square, on the island of Burano, near , Italy. The palace was seat of the famous Burano Lace School from 1872 to 1970.

Burano

Latitude
45.48664° or 45° 29′ 12″ north
Longitude
12.41689° or 12° 25′ 1″ east
Population
2,660
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8FQJFCP8+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4429692928
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3181403
Wiki­data ID
Q52439
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Burano” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բուրանո
  • Basque: Burano
  • Belarusian: Бурана
  • Belarusian: Востраў Бурана
  • Bulgarian: Бурано
  • Catalan: Burano
  • Cebuano: Burano
  • Chinese: 布拉诺彩色岛
  • Chinese: 布拉諾島
  • Croatian: Burano
  • Czech: Burano
  • Danish: Burano
  • Dutch: Burano
  • Egyptian Arabic: بورانو
  • Esperanto: Burano
  • Estonian: Burano
  • Finnish: Burano
  • French: Burano
  • German: Burano
  • Greek: Μπουράνο
  • Hebrew: בוראנו
  • Hungarian: Burano
  • Indonesian: Burano
  • Italian: Burano
  • Japanese: ブラーノ
  • Korean: 부라노
  • Latin: Boreanum
  • Luxembourgish: Burano
  • Macedonian: Бурано
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Burano
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Burano
  • Norwegian: Burano
  • Occitan (post 1500): Burano
  • Persian: بورانو
  • Polish: Burano
  • Portuguese: Burano
  • Russian: Бурано
  • Serbian: Burano
  • Serbo-Croatian: Burano
  • Slovenian: Burano
  • Spanish: Burano
  • Swedish: Burano
  • Turkish: Burano
  • Ukrainian: Бурано
  • Venetian: Buran
  • Vietnamese: Burano
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