Poveglia, Veneto

Poveglia: Small island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, for more than 100 years (beginning in 1776), used as a quarantine station for those suffering the plague and other diseases, and later as a mental hospital (closed in 1968)

About

Quick Facts about Poveglia

Country : Italy
State : Veneto (Italy)
Area : 0.08 km2
Time Zone : UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time : 06:16:20 (7th September 2024)

Geography

Poveglia is located at 45°22'58"N 12°19'48"E (45.3827800, 12.3300000).

Poveglia map

Isola di Poveglia, Isola di Povéglia, Poveglia, Poveglio