Marghera

Marghera is situated on the mainland part of the city of Venice. Marghera and the neighboring Mestre be called because of their industrial embossing as the " ugly sisters " of Venice.

History

End of the 19th century, it was for Venice due to its geographical location is not possible to build an industrial center with a suitable port, therefore merged to an area on the adjacent mainland in the eye. 1917 Finally, a quarter of the area of ​​Mestre was expropriated and the Società Porto Industriale passed. The objectives of the society were the construction of a commercial port, an industrial port, and a new district in the hinterland. Soon, they moved many inhabitants of Venice and the surrounding areas in the economically thriving area. During World War II Marghera was a target of American bombing raids, but this in the following years, the development of industry and the port is not disabled.

News

Today live about 30,000 inhabitants in Marghera. The once "gray" and heavily loaded by the chemical industry district endeavors in recent years to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants.