Venice, Italy

Venetian Ghetto

Venetian Ghetto, Venice

Established in 1516, the Venetian Ghetto was the first area in Europe where Jews were legally confined. Its tall, crowded buildings and five historic synagogues gave the world the very word ghetto, and the quarter remains the heart of Jewish Venice today.

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Location

Coordinates: 45.445, 12.32639

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