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The Most Cursed Island on the Planet: Poveglia
The island of death…
You might have heard of the plague and how many deaths it caused during the dark ages. If you do, you also might have heard of this spooky haunted island called Poveglia, where people who had the plague were put to death.
At first glance, Poveglia looks like a private island owned by a wealthy businessman. Nothing is less true. The island has a bizarrely dark history, which goes back far in time. Let’s take a look at the last 500 years to unravel its history.
The Origin and Its Location
The island of Poveglia¹ is located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon and was first mentioned in history books in 421 when the residents of Padua² and Este³ fled to this island during barbarian invasions.
Around the 9th century, its population started to grow, and in the following years, it started to gain importance in the region, so much that Podestà⁴ governed it, some civil office.
In 1379, the island was attacked by the Genoese Navy⁵, which caused the island to empty, and in the following centuries, the island remained…
