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Verona
Verona (; Venetian: ''Verona'', ''Veròna'') is a city straddling the Adige river in Veneto, northern Italy, with approximately 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of northeast Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,274 inhabitants.〔"Tales of Verona"〕 It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy, owing to its artistic heritage, several annual fairs, shows, and operas, such as the lyrical season in the Arena, the ancient amphitheatre built by the Romans.
Three of Shakespeare's plays are set in Verona: ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'', and ''The Taming of the Shrew''. The city has been awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO because of its urban structure and architecture.
==Etymology==
The etymology of the name Verona is unknown. it may be derived from Vera, perhaps an Etruscan person's name; or it might be of Gallic origin; it may be the name of a Roman family or come from the Latin ver, meaning "spring". But according to one legend the legendary founder of the city, the Gallic chieftain Brenno, called the new inhabited centre Vae Roma, that is "Accursed Rome", which then over the centuries became Verona. 〔http://www.italyguides.it/us/italy/veneto/verona/verona.htm〕
Another theory is it is connected to the river. Vera was a name of the river Adige previously to the adoption of the current name. As in many similar instances in Europe the name of the town is formed with the addition of suffix ''-ona'' which means settlement over.
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