Del Buon Castello
| Del Buon Castello | ||
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| Waters | Venice lagoon | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 13 '15.9 " N , 12 ° 17' 28.4" E | |
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| surface | 2.41 ha | |
Del Buon Castello Island (Isola del Buon Castello) is a fully walled, fortified island in Venice's southern lagoon . It has an area of 2.41 hectares and is located northeast of Chioggia , directly in front of the bank fortifications of Sottomarina .
In the 18th century, the island formed part of the fortifications around the lagoon, the Murazzi . For this purpose it was walled and equipped with a fortress, the Forte San Felice.
The shipbuilding company Cantiere Navale Cimolin is located on the island.
literature
- Giulio Lorenzetti: Venezia e il suo estuario , Triest: Edizioni Lint 1963.
Web links
- Photo of the island
- Forte San Felice. Chioggia-Sottomarina , website of the Comitato Forte San Felice
Remarks
- ↑ Venice Islands ( memento of March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), archive.org, March 24, 2009.