Poveglia

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Poveglia is a small, uninhabited island near Venice, Italy, infamous for its history as a quarantine station and plague island and often cited as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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Poveglia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
access restricted
belongsTo Italy NERFINISHED
bodyOfWater Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED
country Italy
hasHeritageDesignation cultural and historical interest site (local)
hasReputation haunted place
one of the most haunted islands in the world
plague island
hasStructure abandoned buildings
bell tower
chapel ruins
former hospital buildings
historicalPeriodOfUse 14th century
18th century
19th century
languageOfToponym Italian
locatedBetween Lido NERFINISHED
Venice NERFINISHED
locatedIn Venice Lagoon NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Metropolitan City of Venice NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Veneto NERFINISHED
locatedNear Venice NERFINISHED
nearbyIsland Lazzaretto Nuovo NERFINISHED
Lazzaretto Vecchio NERFINISHED
Lido NERFINISHED
notableFor appearances in paranormal television shows
ghost stories and legends
mass burials of plague victims
use during plague outbreaks
partOf Comune di Venezia NERFINISHED
Venetian Lagoon island group NERFINISHED
population 0 permanent residents
status uninhabited
tourism not officially open to the public
usedAs isolation site for contagious diseases
lazaretto
plague quarantine island
quarantine station

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Venetian Lagoon contains Poveglia