Poveglia
Located in Veneto, Italy Coordinates: 45°22′58″ N 12°19′48″ E
- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
About Poveglia
Poveglia is an island. Location: Veneto, Italy.
Poveglia ( poh-VEL-ee-ə; Italian: [poˈveʎʎa]) is a small island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, of northern Italy. Two small canals divide the island into three separate parts. The island first appears in the historical record in 421 and was populated and farmed until the residents fled warfare in 1379. For more than 100 years, beginning in 1776, the island was used as a quarantine station for incoming ships and their cargo, and later as a psychiatric hospital.
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At a glance
- Length
- 0.3 km
- Area
- 7.5 ha
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 34 sights and natural places within 10 km Litorale di Lido, San Clemente
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Litorale di Lido Island, Venice1.4 km E
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San Clemente Island, Venice3.1 km N
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Spiaggia Sorriso Beach, Venice3.1 km NE
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San Servolo Island, Venice4.5 km NE
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Sacca Fisola Island, Venice5.1 km N
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San Giorgio in Alga Island, Venice5.5 km NW
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Spiaggia Lungomare d'Annunzio Beach, Italy5.3 km NE -
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore Attraction, Venice5.3 km N
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