San Pietro di Castello (island)

This article is about the island of San Pietro. For the church of San Pietro, see San Pietro di Castello (church).
San Pietro di Castello
San Pietro di Castello
Geography
Coordinates 45°26′02″N 12°21′36″E / 45.433889°N 12.36°E / 45.433889; 12.36Coordinates: 45°26′02″N 12°21′36″E / 45.433889°N 12.36°E / 45.433889; 12.36
Adjacent bodies of water Venetian Lagoon
Administration
Region Veneto
Province Province of Venice

San Pietro di Castello (formerly Olivolo island) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, forming part of the Castello sestiere. It is linked to the main islands of Venice by two bridges.

History

The island was the site of a castle from at least the 6th century, and it is from this that the island and the sestiere are named. In the seventh century, it became the seat of the Bishop of Olivolo, later renamed Bishop of Castello. When Castello was merged into the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice it remained the seat of that archdiocese until 1807. The Church of San Pietro was the seat from the ninth century, while other attractions on the island include a campanile with a ring of bells in C, and the greenery of the Campo San Pietro.

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