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)
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Poveglia
Summary
Poveglia is an island[1]. Poveglia ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Poveglia is located in Province of Venice[3].
- Poveglia is in the country of Italy[4].
- Poveglia is on the body of water Venetian Lagoon[5].
- Poveglia's instance of is recorded as island[6].
- Poveglia's Commons category is recorded as Poveglia[7].
- Poveglia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[8].
- Poveglia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[9].
- Poveglia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.38222222, 'lon': 12.33055556}[10].
- Poveglia has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[11].
- Poveglia's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.345'}[12].
- Poveglia covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.0751'}[13].
- Poveglia's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.335'}[14].
Why It Matters
Poveglia ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[2] Poveglia has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]