San Pietro di Castello

San Pietro di Castello, formerly Olivolo, is an island in the , northern , forming part of the sestiere. It is linked to the main islands of Venice by two bridges.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Italy
  • Also known as: “Isola di San Pietro” and “Isola San Pietro di Castello”

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Pietro di Castello and Venetian Arsenal.

Church
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The Basilica di , commonly called , is a Roman Catholic minor basilica of the Patriarch of Venice located in the sestiere of the Italian city of .

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The is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of in northern Italy. Owned by the state, the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian Republic's naval power from the Late Middle Ages to the early modern period.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

San Pietro di Castello

Latitude
45.43388° or 45° 26′ 2″ north
Longitude
12.35995° or 12° 21′ 36″ east
Population
530
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC9M5+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 173629664
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3167844
Wiki­data ID
Q2121385
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“San Pietro di Castello” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սան Պիետրո դի Կաստելլո (կղզի)”
  • Armenian: “Սան Պիետրո դի Կաստելլո”
  • Cebuano: “Isola San Pietro (pulo sa Italya)”
  • Cebuano: “Isola San Pietro”
  • Chinese: “奧利沃洛”
  • Dutch: “San Pietro di Castello”
  • French: “Ile de San Pietro di Castello”
  • French: “île de San Pietro di Castello”
  • French: “Île de San Pietro di Castello”
  • French: “Île de San Pietro”
  • French: “Olivolo”
  • German: “Olivolo”
  • German: “San Pietro di Castello”
  • Greek: “Σαν Πιέτρο ντι Καστέλλο”
  • Hebrew: “סן פייטרו די קסטלו”
  • Italian: “Olivolo”
  • Italian: “San Pietro di Castello”
  • Japanese: “サン・ピエトロ・ディ・カステッロ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “San Pietro di Castello”
  • Russian: “Сан-Пьетро ди Кастелло (остров)”
  • Russian: “Сан-Пьетро-ди-Кастелло”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “San Pietro di Castello”
  • Spanish: “San Pietro di Castello”
  • Turkish: “San Pietro di Castello”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-П’єтро ді Кастелло”
  • Venetian: “Ołivoło”
  • “San Pietro di Castello”

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