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Cannaregio

One of the six historic sestieres (districts) of Venice, and the northernmost of the city. The Cannaregio canal gave the district its name; before the construction of a railway link into Venice, the canal was the main entrance for visitors to Venice. The Jewish Ghetto was a prominent feature of life in Cannaregio until the capture by Napoleon of the city in 1797.