Padua ([ˈpædju.ə] or [ˈpædʒu.ə], Padova [ˈpaːdova]; Pàdova) is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua stands on the Bacchiglione River, 40 km west of Venice and 29 km southeast of Vicenza. To the city's south west lies the Euganaean Hills, praised by Lucan and Martial, Petrarch, Ugo Foscolo, and Shelley. It hosts the University of Padua, founded in 1222, where Galileo Galilei was a lecturer.
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