Dorsoduro is one of the six sestieri of Venice , in northern Italy.
7-608: Dorsoduro includes the highest land areas of the city and also Giudecca island and Isola Sacca Fisola . Its name derives from the Italian for "hard back", due to its comparatively high, stable, rocky land. The original heart of the area was the Giudecca Canal , along which buildings were constructed from the sixth century. By the eleventh century, settlement had spread across to the Grand Canal , while later religious buildings including
14-625: A corruption of the Latin "Judaica" ("Judaean") and so may be translated as " the Jewry ": a number of towns in Southern Italy and Sicily have Jewish quarters named Giudecca or Judeca . Venice historian John Julius Norwich writes in the 1989 edition of his book, A History of Venice : “…by the middle of the thirteenth century there was already a considerable Jewish population in the city and its immediate neighborhood—perhaps 3,000 or more. Many lived at Mestre, on
21-550: Is an island in the Venetian Lagoon , in northern Italy . It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the comune of Venice . Giudecca lies immediately south of the central islands of Venice, from which it is separated by the Giudecca Canal . San Giorgio Maggiore lies off its eastern tip. Giudecca was known in ancient times as the Spinalunga (meaning "Long Thorn"). The name Giudecca may represent
28-941: The Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute and the Zattere quay are now its main landmarks. In the nineteenth century the Accademia was set up in Dorsoduro and the Ponte dell'Accademia linked it to San Marco , making it an expensive area, popular with foreign residents. The western quarter end and the Giudecca, became industrialised around this time. Landmarks and visitor attractions in Dorsoduro include: 45°25′51.60″N 12°19′33.60″E / 45.4310000°N 12.3260000°E / 45.4310000; 12.3260000 Giudecca Giudecca ( Italian: [dʒuˈdɛkka] ; Venetian : Zueca )
35-561: The industry went into decline after World War II , but it is now once more regarded as a quiet residential area of largely working-class housing with some chic apartments and exclusive houses. It is known for its long dock and its churches , including the Palladio-designed Il Redentore . The island was the home of a huge flour mill, the Molino Stucky , which has been converted into a luxury hotel and apartment complex. At
42-562: The mainland; others —particularly those who had mercantile dealings with Dalmatia—occupied the island of Spinalunga and were in fact responsible for its change of name to Giudecca.” However, the term "Giudecca" was not generally used to denote the Jewish quarters of towns in northern Italy. It wasn't until 1516 that the first segregated Jewish quarter in Europe, called the New Foundry, or "Ghetto Nuovo,"
49-504: Was established in the Cannaregio district in Venice. Jews were required to live in a confined area and were subject to various restrictions. The term "ghetto" itself originated from this Venetian district. Giudecca was historically an area of large palaces with gardens, the island became an industrial area in the early 20th century with shipyards and factories , and a film studio . Much of
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