Mira, Veneto

Mira is a comune (municipality) in the southern Veneto, northern Italy. It is part of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the 11th most populous comune of Veneto.

Mira
Comune
Comune di Mira
Town Hall of Mira
Location of Mira
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Coordinates: 45°26′N 12°08′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Metropolitan city	Venice (VE)
Frazioni	Borbiago, Gambarare, Malcontenta, Marano Veneziano, Mira Porte, Mira Taglio, Oriago, Giare Località: Ca' Argentina, Ca' Causin, Ca' Caldara, Ca' Ferrotti, Ca' Ghedin, Ca' Leandri, Ca' Martin, Ca' Novello, Ca' Sabbioni, Ca' Sorbelle, Ca' Tresievoli, Dogaletto, Fossadonne, Giovanni XXII, La Casona, Malpaga, Mira Buse, Mira Macerata, Molin Rotto, Piazza Vecchia, Soresina, Valmarana
Government
• Mayor	Marco Dori
Area [1]
• Total	98.88 km2 (38.18 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (31 October 2021)[2]
• Total	37,595
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Demonym	Miresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	30034
Dialing code	041
Patron saint	Saint Nicholas
Saint day	December 6
Website	Official website

Riviera del Brenta

It is situated on the Riviera del Brenta, midway between Padua and Venice and it is crossed by SR11 Regional road. The main attractions are the Villa Foscari, designed by Andrea Palladio, and the Villa Widmann-Foscari.

The southeastern part of Mira is characterized by "barene", typical lagoon saltmarshes which are periodically submerged by the tide crossed by tidal channels. These barene constitute a third of the whole municipal area.

People

• Giuseppe Carraro - Roman Catholic bishop;
• Jacopo del Cassero - medieval politician mentioned by Dante Alighieri in the 5th canto of the Purgatory;
• Maurizio Bacchin - mayor of Mira and member of the senate

Sources

• (Google Maps)