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Sant’Erasmo

Sant'Erasmo is an island in the Venetian Lagoon lying north of the Lido and northeast of . Its population has declined to about 725 in 2011.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Northern Italy
  • Also known as: “Sant'Erasmo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mazzorbo and Torcello.

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is one of various islands in the northern part of the Lagoon of Venice. Like the other islands in this part of the lagoon, it was the site of one of the earliest settlements in the lagoon which predated the development of Venice.

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is a sparsely populated at the northern end of the , in north-eastern . It was first settled in 452 AD and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated.

Islet
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is an island in the in Veneto, Italy, with a surface of some 4 ha. It is located between Sant'Erasmo and . It houses a Franciscan monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burano and Murano.

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is an in the , northern Italy, near at the northern end of the lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy is tourism.

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is an island town, about 1.5 km north of , in northern and is considered part of Venice. It can be considered a slightly cheaper base from which to explore Venice.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

Sant’Erasmo

Latitude
45.459° or 45° 27′ 32″ north
Longitude
12.4088° or 12° 24′ 32″ east
Population
750
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
8FQJFC55+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23077448
Geo­Names ID
3167326
Wiki­data ID
Q1072076
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Venetian—“Sant’Erasmo” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сант-Эразма”
  • Catalan: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Cebuano: “Isola Sant’Erasmo”
  • Chinese: “圣伊拉斯莫岛”
  • Chinese: “聖伊拉斯莫島”
  • Croatian: “Sant Erasmo”
  • Croatian: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Danish: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Dutch: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Esperanto: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Estonian: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Finnish: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • French: “San Erasmo”
  • French: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • German: “San Erasmo”
  • German: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Greek: “Σαντ Εράσμο”
  • Greek: “Σαντ’Εράσμο”
  • Hungarian: “Sant’Erasmo-sziget”
  • Hungarian: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Italian: “Isola di Sant’Erasmo”
  • Italian: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Japanese: “サンテラズモ”
  • Japanese: “サンテラズモ島”
  • Latin: “Insula Sancti Herasmi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Polish: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Russian: “Сант-Эразмо”
  • Serbian: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sant Erasmo”
  • Slovenian: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Swedish: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Turkish: “Sant’Erasmo”
  • Venetian: “Ìxoła de Sant’Erasmo”
  • Venetian: “Ìzoła de Sant’Erazmo”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Sant’Erasmo”. Photo: GodeNehler, CC BY-SA 4.0.