 View of Torcello | |
  Torcello | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°29′48″N 12°25′02″E / 45.496565°N 12.417313°E |
| Adjacent to | Venetian Lagoon |
| Administration | |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Venice |
Torcello (Latin: Torcellum; Venetian: Torceło) is a sparsely populated[1] island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon, in north-eastern Italy. It was first settled in 452 AD[2] and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.[3][4]
- ^ "Torcello, l'isola che sta sparendo Restano dieci abitanti. E un prete". Corriere del Veneto. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Kleinhenz, Christopher (2004-08-02). Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. ISBN 9781135948795.
- ^ (Firm), John Murray (1853). A Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy: Being a Guide to the States of Sardinia, Lombardy and Venice, Parma and Piacenza, Modena, Lucca, and Tuscany as Far as the Val d'Arno. p. 347.
- ^ The Home Encyclopædia: Compiled and Revised to Date from the Leading Encyclopædias. Educational publishing Company. 1895. p. 5870.